Crew duct tapes unruly passenger

An airline crew used duct tape to keep a passenger in her seat because they say she became unruly, fighting flight attendants and grabbing other passengers, forcing the flight to land in North Carolina.

Maria Esther Castillo, of Oswego, N.Y., is due in court today, charged with resisting arrest and interfering with the operations of a flight crew.

Castillo, 45, struck a flight attendant on the buttocks and pulled a blind passenger’s hair during a flight Saturday, FBI Special Agent Peter Carricato said in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.

Ankle cuffs kept slipping off Castillo, so the crew and two passengers were forced to use duct tape to keep her in her seat.

BISMARCK, N.D.

Warning issued on game, lead bullets

North Dakota health officials are recommending that pregnant women and young children avoid eating meat from game killed with lead bullets.

The recommendation is based on a study released Wednesday that examined the lead levels in the blood of more than 700 state residents. Those who ate wild game killed with lead bullets appeared to have higher lead levels than those who ate little or no wild game.

The study, conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state health department, is the first to connect lead traces in game with higher lead levels in the blood of game eaters, said Dr. Stephen Pickard, a CDC epidemiologist.

LOS ANGELES

Marine’s remains found in Vietnam

The remains of a Marine who disappeared 40 years ago after his helicopter crashed during the Vietnam War have been identified and returned to his family in Southern California.

The Department of Defense said Wednesday that Lance Cpl. Luis Palacios will be buried Friday in Bellflower, about 10 miles south of Los Angeles, with full military honors.

Palacios was killed with 11 other military personnel in 1968 when their helicopter was hit by ground fire and crashed into mountains in South Vietnam.