'Sit your a** down': Crazy video shows hulking 'linebacker' stifling unruly passenger hurling slurs, later waving skateboard

Breeze Airways Flight MX704 took off from Norfolk, Virginia, and was bound for Los Angeles International Airport at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday, according to FlightAware.

However, an unruly passenger — later identified as 46-year-old David Leroy Carter of Los Angeles — allegedly had an altercation with other passengers and flight attendants.

'He just got up and sat him down in the seat like a little kid.'

The Grand Junction Police Department said in a statement, "Officers learned that an intoxicated male passenger became agitated, yelling racist slurs at airline staff while waving a skateboard."

"Just F-bombs and N-bombs," a passenger told KNBC-TV.

Video shared on TikTok shows a flight attendant attempting to restrain the unruly passenger, but he resisted.

“That’s the last thing you’re going to do to me,” he's heard telling the flight crew member.

The flight attendant then asked other passengers to help her restrain Carter.

Seconds later, a large man easily picks up Carter and plants him in a seat.

“Sit your ass down,” the man orders Carter.

A passenger described the hulking good Samaritan as a "linebacker dude."

Another passenger told KGO-TV, "He just got up and sat him down in the seat like a little kid."

The good Samaritan – only identified as Ray – told the news outlet, "My son was on there, and there were other kids on there, and so I just had to sit him down."

Ray added KNBC, "Instinct just took over. I didn't know it was going to get all like this. It was just instinct."

KNBC reported that Ray — who stands 6'6'' — "played tight end and defensive end on the Jordan High School football team in Watts."

Law enforcement stated, "Airline staff placed the man in restraints twice, but he was able to break free both times."

Air traffic control audio revealed that a pilot said the man removed restraining belts and attempted to use them as weapons.

"Yeah, the unruly passenger is free, out of his restraints," the pilot said. "He's removed his belt, trying to hit people."

Breeze Airways told Blaze News that the plane had to be diverted because "a male passenger became physically and verbally threatening to the crew and other guests."

The plane had to make an emergency landing at the Grand Junction Airport in Colorado around 11:33 a.m.

"The plane was met promptly by local law enforcement officers, who restrained and removed the passenger from the aircraft," Breeze Airways stated.

Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to the Grand Junction Airport. Police boarded the plane, and one officer is heard on video saying, "Hey, drop the skateboard!"

Video shows passengers applauding as police haul Carter off the aircraft in handcuffs.

Officers took Carter into custody at the direction of the FBI and transported him to the Mesa County Detention Facility.

The Grand Junction Police Department noted that the suspect did not physically assault anyone, and no major injuries were reported.

Breeze Airways told NBC News, "One flight attendant and one guest were evaluated for minor injuries."

The plane's passengers didn't land at LAX until six hours after the flight was scheduled to arrive.

Police stated an investigation is ongoing. The FBI said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado will provide charges, NBC News reported, although it’s unclear what those charges will be.

The FBI on Thursday afternoon didn't immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

According to Federal Aviation Administration data, there have been 1,007 reports of unruly passengers so far this year.

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Carjacker abandons infant on sidewalk — but Good Samaritan having a frustrating day ends up in the perfect spot to help

A real-life nightmare took place July 3 in Chicago when authorities said a 15-time convicted felon named Jeremy Ochoa carjacked an SUV, allegedly dragged the female motorist, and drove off with the victim's 7-month-old daughter still strapped inside the vehicle, CWB Chicago reported.

Jeremy Ochoa. Image source: Chicago Police Department

Police tracked the stolen 2011 GMC Acadia using license plate reader alerts and pings from a cell phone that had been left inside the vehicle, the outlet said, adding that cops eventually found the SUV several miles southeast of the scene of the carjacking. But the vehicle was unoccupied.

'I just kept praying.'

So where was the baby?

That same day, Earl Abernathy was sitting in traffic on his way to work, WBBM-TV said. Plus, he was dealing with non-operational air conditioning in his car as temperatures hit the 90s — so he was forced to keep his windows down, WBBM said.

Amid those frustrations, along with getting an earful of all the street noise amid Chicago's unforgiving summer heat, an unnerving sound caught Abernathy's ear.

It was a baby crying.

Abernathy told WBBM he put his hazard lights on, got out of his vehicle, and ran over to the infant, who was all alone in a car seat.

Prosecutors told CWB Chicago that the baby was found "abandoned on the sidewalk."

Police said Ochoa — the accused carjacker — had gotten rid of the baby who had been strapped in the stolen SUV and left her in front of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in the 800 block of West Roosevelt Road, which is about four miles from the BP gas station where the carjacking went down, WBBM noted.

After coming to the infant's rescue, Abernathy called 911 and even went on Facebook Live to see if anyone could identify her, WBBM said.

"I just feel like that's what a normal person would do," Abernathy added to WBBM. "I just felt like it was just a bogus situation. Everybody I saw was riding past."

As you might expect, the little girl's family was heavy on the hunt for her.

"We were panicking. We panicked," the baby's grandmother, Karen Fuller, later told WBBM. "We didn't know, and I just kept praying."

Fuller added to WBBM that she's grateful that Abernathy got out of his car to help her 7-month-old granddaughter, who was soon reunited with family, was unharmed, and has been doing well.

"I was so happy," Fuller noted to WBBM. "I went to his page, and I thanked him so many times."

Abernathy told WBBM he wouldn't hesitate to do it all over again: "Of course, any time. It could have ended differently. I'm just glad it ended the way it ended."

As for Ochoa, CWB Chicago said he was arrested just before noon — less than two hours after the carjacking — and was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking of a vehicle with a passenger under 16 and aggravated kidnapping of a child. Cook County Jail information accessed Friday morning indicates the 39-year-old's next court date is July 29.

Observers very well may say Abernathy — the Good Samaritan in this otherwise nightmarish situation — may not have been able to help in the place and time he did had he not been stuck in traffic and forced to endure blistering heat with his windows down, given his lack of A/C. Indeed, it might be said that his frustrating circumstances seem to have come together to allow a heroic outcome — in front of a church, no less.

Steve Deace — BlazeTV host of the “Steve Deace Show” and a columnist for Blaze News — had the following to say about the turn of events.

"This heroic story is like a metaphor for the era — and what it is lacking," Deace told Blaze News. "An actual man took action that saved innocent life, and he was compelled to by inconvenience. We have too few men, too many conveniences."

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Restore biblical justice: Correcting the misleading narrative on foreign aid

Recent discussions surrounding cuts to USAID have prompted an essential question for Christians and citizens alike: What is the proper role of government in distributing aid abroad?

International assistance from the United States government to impoverished nations is often portrayed as an act of justice, such that a failure to administer aid is a failure of America to be a shining city on a hill or a beacon of justice. However, as Christians committed to a biblical understanding of justice and mercy, we must carefully evaluate this premise.

There is nothing unjust about a nation prioritizing its citizens.

International aid is an act of compassion, not justice. The distinction is critical. Justice, by definition, involves giving people what they are owed. Biblically speaking, justice is about fairness, lawfulness, and righteousness in accordance with God’s moral order. It is primarily about righting wrongs, ensuring fair treatment, and maintaining the moral and contractual obligations between individuals and institutions. Mercy, on the other hand, goes beyond what is owed — it is kindness given freely, not something demanded as a right.

For a government, justice is first and foremost about securing the welfare and protection of its own people. Romans 13:1-7 makes clear that government is instituted by God to be a servant for the good of its own citizens, not a global benefactor. When governments use taxpayer dollars to assist foreign nations, they do so out of generosity, not necessity. This does not mean that such aid is inherently wrong or unwise, but it does mean that we must understand it properly. It is also quite possible that the issuing of this aid could serve national and strategic interests. That’s fine, if so, but unless the nation administering aid is rectifying a previous injustice against the nation it is giving aid to, that does not make it a matter of justice.

A government’s first duty is to its own people. The U.S. government derives its authority from the Constitution and the consent of the governed. It exists to serve and protect American citizens. This obligation is a matter of justice. If a government neglects the needs of its own people — whether in infrastructure, defense, economic stability, or domestic welfare — in favor of prioritizing aid to other nations, it fails in its primary duty.

We must be wary of any policy that frames international generosity as a more pressing obligation than the government’s duty to its own citizens.

This does not mean that America should be indifferent to global suffering. On the contrary, Christian compassion calls individuals, churches, and private organizations to respond generously to the needs of the world. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) was not a government agent; he was an individual moved by compassion. In the New Testament, the early church took up collections for suffering Christians in other cities, but this was an act of voluntary charity, not a state-mandated policy.

There is a difference between personal and institutional responsibility.

At the same time, governments may find prudential reasons to engage in international aid. It may serve diplomatic or strategic interests, create goodwill, or prevent crises that could later threaten national security. These are valid considerations, but they fall under the realm of prudence, not justice. If aid is extended, it should be done with wisdom, ensuring that it does not foster corruption, dependency, or unintended consequences that worsen the plight of those it seeks to help. Moreover, it should never take precedence over the pressing needs of the nation’s own citizens.

Thus, as we consider international aid policies, we must keep our priorities clear. Christians should advocate for a government that fulfills its biblical role — protecting its own people first while encouraging generosity in ways that do not undermine its primary obligations.

There is nothing unjust about a nation prioritizing its citizens. In fact, failing to do so would be an injustice.

The right way forward is to separate justice from mercy and to ensure that our government does the same. When the government fulfills its just duties, the people — individually and collectively — are then in a better position to extend mercy to the world.

Understanding this distinction is essential as we evaluate aid policies and advocate for a government that operates with biblical clarity and wisdom.

Guatemalan national fights state trooper who stopped him for driving 114 mph; his blood-alcohol level is twice legal limit

A Guatemalan national was caught on dashcam video fighting an Arkansas state trooper who pulled him over for driving 114 miles per hour on an interstate highway. What's more, the motorist's blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit.

Arkansas state police on Wednesday released the dashcam video from the July 27 traffic stop in Rogers; you can view it here.

'I thank God that he gave Alex the strength to survive that encounter, and that he put Kylie by her side when she needed support the most. I’m so proud of them both.'

Angel Zapet-Alvarado, 26, of Guatemala was traveling 114 miles per hour in heavy traffic on Interstate 49 southbound when he passed Trooper Alexandria Duncan's marked patrol unit near the 83-mile marker around 7:43 p.m., police said.

Zapet-Alvarado initially showed no signs of stopping, even after Trooper Duncan activated her emergency lights and sirens, police said.

After stopping his vehicle on the right shoulder, Duncan told Zapet-Alvarado to exit the vehicle.