A passenger was arrested after allegedly assaulting two Alaska Airlines flight attendants, forcing the flight they were on to divert, according to the airline.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1057 was traveling from Portland to Dallas early Tuesday morning, the company said in a statement. After a "security incident" in which a passenger physically assaulted two attendants, the plane diverted to Boise, Idaho, it said.

The woman was identified in an arrest record as Tracy Barkhimer, 61, from White Salmon, Washington.

Barkhimer "was showing erratic behavior and struck two airline employees who were attempting to calm her down," the Boise Police Department said in a statement. She was restrained until the flight landed. The employees filed citizen's arrests, and Barkhimer was removed from the plane

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