Alabama woman allegedly touches passengers faces, then punches elderly travelers during Caribbean flight

A Caribbean getaway turned into a midair nightmare Monday when an Alabama woman allegedly went berserk on a pair of seniors, forcing the flight to make an emergency diversion.Ebony Shyteria Harper, a 31-year-old standing just 4-foot-11, is trading her airplane seat for a jail cell after a disagreement turned into a fistfight at 30,000 feet.The chaos kicked off on Frontier flight 2089 from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as the plane cruised toward the mainland.According to an arrest affidavit reviewed by Fox News Digital, Harper was headed to the back of the aircraft to use the restroom but ended up getting way too close for comfort with a fellow passenger, identified as Jimmie Lee Baker.Witnesses say Harper “leaned” her body right onto Baker, who was sitting in the very last row.When the uncomfortable traveler asked the Alabama woman to move her arm off his back, things quickly deteriorated.Instead of apologizing, police say Harper allegedly reached out and began “touching” Baker’s face with her hands.That’s when his wife, identified as Lakisha Baker, stepped in.Lakisha told Harper to back off her husband and Harper allegedly began “touching” the wife’s face too, police said.Lakisha reportedly struck Harper, and Harper began swinging back.The airborne fistfight took another turn when a fourth passenger, identified as Annette Baker, tried to play peacemaker.

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She told police that Harper turned toward her and began “striking her numerous times with a closed fist” directly in the face.The flight was diverted to Miami International Airport, where a welcoming committee of FBI agents and TSA officials was waiting at the gate to remove Harper...