AUBURN, Ala.- On Nov. 8, 2024, at approximately 3:20 p.m., officers from the Auburn Police Department responded to the Auburn University Regional Airport in reference to a report of disorderly passengers on a flight. Members of the flight crew reported that two passengers were involved in a physical altercation. The altercation occurred in airspace not in the jurisdiction of the Auburn Police Department.

The pilot returned the flight to the Auburn University Regional Airport where the involved passengers were removed from the aircraft. The appropriate investigative federal agencies were notified by the Auburn Police Department.