PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating an assault on a flight attendant outside of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport early Friday morning as a hate crime.
32-year-old Brandon Smith was arrested and faces assault charges after he allegedly attacked a female flight attendant.
The flight attendant is said to have suffered minor injuries.
Police say Smith said something to the victim that led them to pursue the investigation as a hate crime.
It is unknown at this time what Smith said to the flight attendant.
The incident is still under investigation.
