India, Oct. 27 -- A 25-year-old passenger on a New Jersey-bound United Airlines flight from Las Vegas was arrested after a flight attendant caught him texting about hijacking the plane.

The incident happened on Saturday (October 24) night. The suspect was identified as 25-year-old Dane Milne by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) on Monday.

The United Airlines 1681 flight was turned around mid-air and landed back at Harry Reid International Airport around 11:42pm PDT after taking off around 10:52pm PDT.

Reports on the diversion Saturday noted that the flight attendant noticed Milne texting about hijacking the plane shortly after the Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off with 150 passengers. The attendant informed the cockpit and the secu...