Mario Nikprelaj, a 23‑year‑old Nebraska man, is accused of threatening to kill a flight attendant and trying to open the emergency exit mid‑flight on a Delta Connection flight heading for Detroit, forcing an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids,

Authorities have identified the man arrested Thursday after a plane traveling from Omaha to Detroit was diverted to Cedar Rapids.In an update on social media, the Cedar Rapids Police Department said officers were called to the Eastern Iowa Airport shortly after 6 p.