A plane bound for Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to an airport in Colorado on Wednesday after an unruly passenger shouted racist slurs and waved a skateboard, officials said.

A Breeze Airways flight to Los Angeles diverted to Colorado due to an unruly passenger, who twice broke free from restraints, police said.

A Breeze Airways flight heading to Los Angeles from Virginia was diverted after local police said a passenger with a skateboard became "unruly."