A plane passenger got the shock of his life when he assaulted a man who was a former corrections officer . Chad Hurst of Salt Lake City , Utah , says he pulled the young man aside after their flight from Denver , Colorado had landed on Sunday , and had a word with him about the foul language he had been using on the plane . That is when the young man , who was carrying a skateboard , sucker punched Hurst . Scroll down for video . Good Samaritan : Chad Hurst ( right in hat ) spoke to a young man about his foul language during their flight when they landed in Salt Lake City on Sunday . Lashing out : The young man then sucker punched Hurst in the stomach ( above ) Hurst then calmly proceeded to grab the young man by the shoulder , bring him to the ground , put his hands behind his back and get on top of him until police arrived on the scene . CBS Denver reports the young man was then charged with assault and public intoxication . 'In a former life I was a corrections officer about 10 years ago and my training was to never punch back . It was to control the situation and to take the person down , ' said Hurst . That is just what Hurst did too , with the entire incident lasting just a few seconds before the young man was on the ground . Taking him down : Hurst , a former corrections officer , then grabbed the young man ( above ) and took him down . Taken in : The young man , who has still not been named by police , was charged with assault and public intoxication . As for what prompted the young man to hit him , Hurst later explained on Twitter ; ' I asked him kindly to stop being vulgar . ' The young man has yet to be named by police .
Chad Hurst of Salt Lake springs , Utah was sucker punched by a drunk driver when they arrived in the city Sunday . This after Hurst ordered the young man to stop using foul language following their flight . Hurst , a former corrections officer , then took down the man and pinned his arms behind his back while working for law enforcement . The young man , who has still not been named by police , was charged with assault and public intoxication .