‘Crash ur row only’: United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he’d ‘hijack’ plane

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An airplane passenger was arrested for allegedly writing a message while midair that he was going to “hijack” the plane, forcing the United flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff Saturday. The 25-year-old allegedly communicated that he was “gonna hijack this” plane — although he used an expletive — and “crash ur row only,” according to a copy of the criminal complaint. The document doesn t specify exactly how the message was sent or to whom it was directed. Las Vegas police said they detained the man after a report of a person making “terroristic threats” on the Saturday night flight that had been headed to Newark, New Jersey. He was arrested on charges of making a threat or providing false information regarding an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of 1 to 20 years in prison. An attorney listed for the man did not immediately return a request for comment. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday. The scheduled red