A woman who allegedly slapped an elderly man in the face and spat at him on a US flight has been revealed as a former actress who starred in Baywatch.
Patricia Cornwall was arrested by the FBI after an expletive-laden tirade and for allegedly attacking the 80-year-old man on the Delta flight from Tampa, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia.
The 51-year-old estate agent was also a member of the Raiderettes cheerleaders for the then-LA-based NFL team in the 1990s and acted under the name of Patty Breton and had a minor role in Baywatch, Mail Online reports.
She also appeared on an episode of Married... with Children in 1989 and featured in Playboy: Cheerleaders.
She recently moved to Florida and posted on a website looking for a room to rent for $1,200 a month in Okaloosa County.
Her ad reads: "Moving from California. I am single divorced and have two grown children who are overseas in UK. I have been practicing residential real estate for 13 years in Los Angeles/Westside.
"I have also lived in Florida in the past few years and I'm excited to reintroduce Florida back into my life permanently. Renting a room will be a great start settling me in. Furnished is preferred."
On her LinkedIn, she describes herself as: 'Luxury Property Specialist at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties'.
Footage emerging from the flight shows the altercation and Ms Cornwall being restrained by staff.
Atlanta Police, who were waiting for her when the plane touched down, confirmed her identity.
She appeared to have lost her rag because the elderly traveller was not wearing a mask yet her own mask is on her face, but below her chin.
She appears to scream at the man: "Put your f****** mask on."
She becomes more and more irate, according to the video, before seeming to strike the man.
“You’re going to jail!” the man responds to the apparent slap.
Crew members are seen trying to restrain her as she is led down the aisle while yelling, “You f****** piece of s***!”
Someone in the clip said the woman “went crazy on the airplane, punched this man in the face, spit on him, scratched him (and) poured hot water on my leg.”
Ms Cornwall is accused of causing a midair “disturbance” which led to the “injury of fellow passengers and Delta employees,” police said.
The New York Post reported that the flight landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport landed at 6:10pm and was met by police met with airline employees at Gate A11, where passengers described the incident.
“Based on the statements gathered and visible evidence, officers detained Ms Cornwall and contacted the on-call FBI agent,” police said in a statement.
“The officers then relocated with Ms Cornwall to the domestic Atlanta Police precinct where FBI agents responded and took custody of Ms Cornwall,” it added.
