According to police in Oklahoma City, a violent passenger had to be removed from a robbery after leaving a flight attendant.

On Friday morning, Derek Maas, a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight between Orlando and Salt Lake City, was arrested in Oklahoma City. The plane made an emergency landing at Will Rogers World Airport and Maas, 28, was booked to Query from the Oklahoma County Inmate.

Maas was "extremely drunk" and belligerent, assistant public information Sgt. Gary Knight told USA TODAY. Maas had been drinking before getting on the plane and asked for more drinks during the flight.

After being initially denied a request for alcohol, Maas was finally served and became "unruly and violent," according to a statement from Delta Airlines. Knight says that Maas hit a male flight attendant and had to be tied with links on the flight.

Maas was greeted by law enforcement in Oklahoma City and taken into custody for public drunkenness.

Delta, in its statement to USA TODAY's HUI, said "applaud the fast action and professionalism of the Delta 2603 flight crew operating from Salt Lake City to Orlando that deviated to Oklahoma City. .. The flight continued until Orlando program. "

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