Passenger Identified After Midair Restraint The passenger duct-taped to his seat on American Airlines Flight 618 has been identified as Arthur Layne Lundeen, 67, a Tucson realtor listed as an associate broker and vice president-level member of Long Realty’s Tanque Verde team. The flight was traveling from Dallas to Newark on Thursday night when it diverted to Baltimore/Washington International. The diversion came after a passenger was accused of assaulting other passengers and using racial slurs, including calling a flight attendant the n-word. Air travel already has enough indignities without turning the cabin into a rolling city council meeting with worse snacks. Witnesses Describe A Cabin Meltdown Witnesses Juan Mejia and Richard Olenick, who helped hold the man, told CBS the passenger two rows behind them became belligerent toward American Airlines staff and other passengers. Mejia said the man used racial slurs, anti-gay insults, and vulgar language aimed at women. Mejia said he moved into the next seat to help contain him after the situation escalated. According to The New York Times, Lundeen struggled, yelled that the plane was going down, and bit Mejia’s hand before a flight attendant handed over tape. Mejia then wrapped the tape around the man’s body,…

Mistrial Declared in a Painful Case Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, according to the report. Clancy has been on trial in connection with the deaths of her three young children, a case that has carried deep grief for the family and community. The report said defense attorney Kevin Reddington responded forcefully after the mistrial was declared and later asked the Massachusetts Supreme Court for relief. That request was denied. The mistrial reportedly followed a deadlock, with the article pointing to one male juror who would not join the rest of the panel in reaching the outcome others wanted. Jurors’ Reactions Drew Attention CNN’s Jean Casarez gave a courtroom account of how several female jurors reacted as Judge Sullivan addressed them. She said all the jurors appeared extremely tense. According to Casarez, one female juror shook her head while the judge spoke, another clenched her hands into fists, and another kept her eyes closed and looked down toward her lap. Casarez also described one female juror pursing her lips while another nodded during the judge’s remarks. The source article characterized the female jurors as having wanted Clancy to walk, while the mistrial left the…