Some tense moments on board an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Rochester when deputies say a passenger became disruptive and was later arrested.

With just 40 minutes from a scheduled landing at the Rochester International airport, a disruptive passenger sent the cabin into chaos.

"You know when someone's drunk and he was beyond drunk right from the very beginning," said Randy Barrett, who recorded the incident on his cell phone.

Barrett told Spectrum News he was sitting directly behind 29-year-old Benjamin Cutulle of Gates.

"He was loud, obnoxious. He was taking his headphones off and putting them on other passengers," he said.

Barrett also helped restrain Cutulle until the flight landed. He says Cutulle ignored two warnings from crew members to be respectful of the other passengers.

"He got up and started to go after one of the flight attendants: either to talk to them, engage in some form, but that's when I got up and I basically said, 'Sir, you need to sit the F-down,'" said Barrett.

Barrett said the incident quickly escalated.

"He started to turn to come after me. There was another passenger that got up and said, 'I'm actually an MMA fighter and this isn't happening with me around,’" he said.

Barrett says several passengers worked to belt Cutulle's legs and hold him down until the plane landed and police could take him into custody.

"Everyone at some point in their life has done something they regret. It's just so happens he did it on a plane and he did it in a public forum," said Barrett.

There is a growing concern from airlines, governments and passengers about the increase in these types of incidents that can oftentimes turn violent and threaten the safety of crew members and passengers.

"We live in a whole different age than what we had 20 years ago. The potential for problems on an airline, an aircraft, mass transit, it's not taken lightly, it's taken very seriously," said Sgt. Gregory Wildman of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.

Cutulle is scheduled to appear in court Friday to answer to a charge of second-degree harassment.

"I wish the best for him, I'm sure he's gonna turn out, maybe it's a turning point for him," said Barrett.

No flights were delayed because of the incident.