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According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a man was allegedly forced a flight attendant to the floor Tuesday night when he tried to tow the pilot to an unstable situation while trying to drag the pilot to an unstable situation.
Julius Jordan Priester, 24, of Wichita, Kansas, was arrested and charged with intervening with flight crew and waiters, a crime that was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, the Justice Department said in a press release.
Priester is a passenger on American Airlines flight 3359, which heads to Chicago around 9:30 p.m. at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Lock, Connecticut.
The court documents filed Wednesday claimed that during the flight Priest stood up, began to take off his shirt, ran to the back of the plane, shouting, “Help me!”
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An American Airlines attacked a flight attendant Tuesday night and an American Airlines returned to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. (iStock)
Priest then allegedly grabbed a seated stewardess who shouted, “Go with me” and forced the victim to the ground.
The Justice Department claims he tried to drag the victim to the aisle after he brought the flight attendant to the ground.
Passengers intervened, Priester was sent back to his seat, and the Justice Department said he continued to take action and spoke out incoherent verdicts.
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The flight captain declared an emergency and returned to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Lock, Connecticut. (iStock)
The flight's captain declared an emergency, and flight data from Flightaware.com showed that the plane turned around in the Finger Lakes district of New York and returned to Bradley Airport, where it landed before 11 p.m.
Once the plane returns to the gate, Connecticut police evacuated Priest from the plane and took him to a local hospital for evaluation.
American Airlines told Fox News Digital that it does not tolerate violence on its flights.
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Julius Jordan Priester appears before U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford, Connecticut. (iStock)
“On May 27, US Hawk Flight 3359, which operated by Envoy, returned to BDL due to disruptive customers, from Hartford (BDL) to Chicago (ORD), the airline said. “We do not tolerate violence and we thank the team members for their professionalism and the help of our clients.”
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Priester appeared before U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford, Connecticut on Wednesday. Priest was ordered to be detained pending a bond hearing scheduled for Friday.
The FBI is conducting an investigation with the assistance of Connecticut State Police.
