Staff reportedly put the man, later identified as 46-year-old David Leroy Carter Jr. of Los Angeles, in restraints twice. However, he broke free after both attempts. A photo provided to CBS Los Angeles shows two men who reportedly helped to restrain Carter.

A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities. The flight diverted after the passenger was waving a skateboard and got into an altercation with flight attendants and… pic.twitter.com/FjTYVsQfL8

A plane bound for Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to an airport in Colorado on Wednesday after an unruly passenger shouted racist slurs and waved a skateboard, officials said.