Southwest Airlines attendant assaulted by passenger while boarding

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A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was rushed to the hospital on Saturday, after being assaulted at Dallas Love Field Airport.

The airline has confirmed that 32-year-old Ariel Jackson was arrested aboard a flight to LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

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Our partners at NBC 5 tell us that she got into a verbal altercation with two flight attendants and punched one of them in the head.

Jackson has been charged with aggravated assault.

A spokesman for the airline said that the employee is in stable condition and that Southwest Airlines maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding any type of harassment or assault.

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