Disruptive Passenger Diverts LaGuardia-Bound United Airlines Flight

A United Airlines flight bound for LaGuardia Airport was diverted to Memphis late Saturday night after a passenger became disruptive, the airline said.

The plane left Houston at 6:55 p.m. and was headed for New York City but had to land in Memphis just before 9 p.m. because of the passenger.

The airline would not say what happened.

The plane landed in Newark early Sunday.

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