What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted was consuming his own liter of alcohol aboard northwest flight 1820. privacy data omitted Was traveling with a group of passengers that were in Cleveland for a soccer tournament. privacy data omitted Became disruptive and confrontational with the cabin crew as a result of their drinking. The crewmembers confronted the group and confiscated the alcohol from them, it was "slivovec" a plum brandy. A flight crew member asked privacy data omitted if he indeed brought the alcohol onto the aircraft and he was quoted as saying "yes" he did.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONSUMING HIS OWN LITER OF ALCOHOL ABOARD NORTHWEST FLIGHT 1820. ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS TRAVELING WITH A GROUP OF PASSENGERS THAT WERE IN CLEVELAND FOR A SOCCER TOURNAMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA^ BECAME DISRUPTIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL WITH THE CABIN CREW AS A RESULT OF THEIR DRINKING. THE CREWMEMBERS CONFRONTED THE GROUP AND CONFISCATED THE ALCOHOL FROM THEM, IT WAS "SLIVOVEC" A PLUM BRANDY. A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA^ IF HE INDEED BROUGHT THE ALCOHOL ONTO THE AIRCRAFT AND HE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING "YES" HE DID.