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Unruly NJ Man With Meth Subdued With Benadryl After Biting Airline Passenger's Ear, Police Say Unruly NJ Man With Meth Subdued With Benadryl After Biting Airline Passenger's Ear, Police Say
Unruly NJ Man With Meth Subdued With Benadryl After Biting Airline Passenger's Ear, Police Say A flight from Newark to Miami was forced to make an emergency landing when a 45-year-old New Jersey man who had methamphetamine on him bit another passenger's ear and punched him in the face, authorities said. A doctor on the plane then tried to subdue John Yurkovich Jr., by giving him a shot of Benadryl on United Airlines flight 728 last Wednesday, officials told the Raleigh News & Observer. It all began when Yurkovich got up to use the bathroom, and when he sat back down in his seat he became agitated, the outlet says. "The suspect got up from his seat again to retrieve what app…

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