Woman allegedly touches passengers' faces then punches elderly travelers during Caribbean flight

A Caribbean getaway turned into a mid-air nightmare Monday erstwhile an Alabama pistillate allegedly went berserk connected a brace of seniors, forcing the formation to marque an exigency diversion.

Ebony Shyteria Harper, a 31-year-old lasting conscionable 4’11", is trading her airplane spot for a jailhouse compartment aft a disagreement turned into a fist combat astatine 30,000 feet. The chaos kicked disconnected connected Frontier Flight 2089 from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport successful Puerto Rico to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport arsenic the level cruised toward the mainland.

According to an apprehension affidavit reviewed by Fox News Digital, Harper was headed to the backmost of the craft to usage the restroom but ended up getting mode excessively adjacent for comfortableness with a chap passenger, identified arsenic Jimmie Lee Baker.

Ebony Shyteria Harper, 31, is facing charges of artillery and artillery connected a idiosyncratic 65 oregon older.  (Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office)

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Witnesses accidental Harper allegedly "leaned" her assemblage close onto Baker, who was sitting successful the precise past row. When the uncomfortable traveler asked the Alabama pistillate to determination her limb disconnected his back, things rapidly deteriorated.

Instead of apologizing, constabulary accidental that Harper allegedly reached retired and began "touching" Baker’s look with her hands. That’s erstwhile his wife, identified arsenic Lakisha Baker, stepped in.

Lakisha told Harper to backmost disconnected her hubby and Harper allegedly began "touching" the wife’s look too, constabulary said. Lakisha reportedly struck Harper, and Harper began swinging back.

The airborne fist combat took different crook erstwhile a 4th passenger, identified arsenic Annette Baker, tried to play peacemaker. She told constabulary that Harper turned towards her and began "striking her galore times with a closed fist" straight successful the face.

The formation was diverted to Miami International Airport, wherever a welcoming committee of FBI agents and TSA officials was waiting astatine the gross to region Harper disconnected the aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incidental to Fox News Digital and said that they are continuing to investigate.

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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 plane. (iStock)

While the victims managed to flight without disposable wounds, according to the affidavit, they told authorities they privation to property charges.

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Harper is facing a felony complaint of Battery connected a Person 65 oregon Older and 1 number of misdemeanor battery. Harper was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, wherever she remains arsenic of Wednesday afternoon.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Frontier Airlines for comment.