A 17-year-old boy charged with leading police on a pursuit through Broome earlier this week has now been accused of rushing towards a pilot as he was being flown to Perth, forcing the plane to turn around.
In a statement, the Department of Justice said the boy was on a charter flight on Wednesday afternoon, being transferred to Banksia Hill Detention Centre with two other detainees.
"It will be alleged that just minutes into the flight, at approximately 2:49pm, one of the detainees attempted to rush towards the pilot," a spokesperson said.
"As the officers moved to bring the detainee under control, he started kicking the plane's interior and the two other detainees joined in the disturbance.
"The three detainees, all aged 17, were quickly brought under control."
The spokesperson said all had been in restraints at the time, and that the "principal offender" was taken into custody by police after the flight returned to Broome Airport.
The two other detainees were then flown to Perth later that afternoon.
"A second charter flight and additional staff will be tasked with transporting the third detainee," they said.
Police allege that as part of Monday's chase, the boy drove through the fairways of the local golf club and through part of the local high school, which was in lockdown at the time.
They said the car was then driven on the footpath in Broome's main shopping strip, before it was stopped by officers at popular tourist destination Streeter's Jetty just before midday.
