Delta Passenger Sentenced to Prison After Violent Mid-Air Fit

A Delta Airlines passenger has been sentenced to prison after a violent mid-air meltdown, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced in a news release.

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, Michigan native Mario Nikprelaj pled guilty to one count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. The incident, which secured Nikprelaj an 18 month sentence in federal prison, occurred last July during a SkyWest flight from Eppley Airfield in Omaha, NE, to Detroit. According to prosecutors...