LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles woman is facing a federal assault charge Dec. 28 for allegedly hitting and spitting on another passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Tampa to Atlanta. Patricia Cornwall, 51, an actress who according to the New York Post was a Raiders cheerleader when the team played in Los Angeles, made her first appearance in federal court in Atlanta on Monday. She is accused of “assault by striking, beating, or wounding” a fellow passenger during the Thursday flight, according to the criminal complaint obtained by CNN. The confrontation on Flight 2790 occurred while Cornwall was returning to her seat after visiting the restroom, but became irritated because a beverage cart was blocking her path. She exchanged words with a male passenger, then allegedly hit him in the head with a closed fist, according to the complaint. At one point, the man shouted at Cornwall, “Sit down, Karen,” according to video of the confrontation posted online. The …