New Jersey man accused of attacking fellow passenger on Frontier flight at MIA

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Ishaan Sharma. (MDCR)

MIAMI – A New Jersey antheral was arrested Sunday aft allegedly attacking different rider connected a Frontier Airlines formation that had conscionable landed astatine Miami International Airport, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said they responded to Gate F7 soon aft 9:20 a.m. pursuing reports of a artillery aboard Frontier Flight 1203.

They said the formation had conscionable arrived astatine MIA erstwhile the altercation occurred.

Deputies said the suspect, identified arsenic 21-year-old Ishaan Sharma, approached a chap rider and grabbed him by the cervix without provocation arsenic the unfortunate was returning to his assigned seat.

Authorities said a combat betwixt some passengers followed soon after, resulting successful a disposable chopped supra Sharma’s near eyebrow, which required aesculapian treatment.

They said the unfortunate sustained “superficial cuts” and told deputies helium did not acquisition restricted breathing. He declined aesculapian attraction astatine the scene, according to the report.

After being treated astatine Jackson West Medical Center, deputies said Sharma was taken into custody and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

As of Tuesday morning, helium remained jailed astatine TGK connected a $1,000 bond.

A motive for the alleged onslaught remains unclear astatine this time.

Frontier Airlines did not instantly respond to Local 10’s petition for remark connected Sharma’s arrest.