this was shot by kevin kowalski, a pro-skater. he believes this passenger may have been drinking. not the best guy to get in a fight with. >> and we're just getting started. >> guy takes a seat and starts making threats to the pilot. >> kevin told us this was during a very long delay for this particular flight. you hear somebody say cops are on the way. then this happens. >> oh! >> yeah, he gets up from his seat and starts just slapping at this pilot. within seconds, he's taken down by a number of different people. looks like other united staff members. while he's down, he's still running his mouth. >> [ bleep ] you! >> eventually airport police show up and arrest him. he was charged with public intoxication and simple assault. they have the cuffs on him. they lead him through the gate and out the door there. kowalski, the guy who shot this, said the man was acting very unruly, but he felt like the pilot egged him on a bit. united told us that violence against our employees is unacceptable. we're fully cooperating with authorities and do not have further comment at this time. nobo