The flight took off Monday for Washington Dulles airport.
The FBI says the suspect was returning to his seat from the bathroom when he began hitting a man in the head.
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Another passenger pulled him off.
Broadcastify audio from the incident has just been released: "One individual was assaulted. Other individual possibly suffering from PSTD."
The suspect was taken into custody and ordered to be temporarily detained by a judge.