Man charged after allegedly attacking flight attendant on American Airlines flight: DOJ

A man on board an American Airlines flight from Connecticut to Chicago Tuesday night faces charges after he allegedly forced a flight attendant to the floor and attempted to drag the flight attendant up the aisle while acting erratically according to the Department of Justice DOJ In a news release the DOJ reported -year-old Julius Jordan Priester of Wichita Kansas was arrested and charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of years Priester was a rider on American Airlines Flight which departed from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks Connecticut at about p m en way to Chicago Court documents filed Wednesday allege that during the flight Priester stood up began to take his shirt off and ran toward the back of the plane yelling Help me WOMAN SUES AMERICAN AIRLINES AFTER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON PLANE CITES PATTERN OF IN-FLIGHT ATTACKSPriester then allegedly grabbed a flight attendant who was seated and he shouted You re coming with me before forcefully taking the victim to the ground The DOJ alleges that after taking the flight attendant to the ground he attempted to drag the victim up the aisle Passengers intervened and Priester was returned to his seat where the DOJ declared he continued to act erratically and spoke incoherent sentences COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWING COFFEE AT AIRLINE EMPLOYEES FORCING WAY ONTO CANCUN FLIGHTThe captain of the flight declared an urgency and flight facts from FlightAware com shows the plane turned around over the Finger Lakes region of New York before heading back to Bradley Airport where it landed just before p m Once the plane returned to the gate Priester was removed from the aircraft by Connecticut State Police and taken to a local hospital for evaluation American Airlines narrated Fox News Digital it does not tolerate violence on its flights AIRLINE CLIENT CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING PILOT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS 'I WILL REALLY BREAK YOUR JAW ' On May American Eagle Flight operated by Envoy with institution from Hartford BDL to Chicago ORD returned to BDL due to a disruptive customer the airline mentioned We do not tolerate violence and we thank our club members for their professionalism and our customers for their assistance On Wednesday Priester appeared before U S Magistrate Judge Thomas O Farrish in Hartford Connecticut Priester was ordered detained pending a bond hearing scheduled for Friday The FBI is researching with assistance from the Connecticut State Police