A plane bound for Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to an airport in Colorado on Wednesday after an unruly passenger shouted racist slurs and waved a skateboard, officials said.

An altercation on a Breeze Airways flight from Virginia to Los Angeles led to the arrest of an unruly passenger who twice broke free from restraints.

A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities.