A drunk flyer on Wednesday forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing after he exposed himself and urinated on the plane’s aisle. A criminal complaint was made against Neil McCarthy, 25, of the US state of Oregon, who said he had downed several “Jack and Cokes”.
He was arrested and charged with indecent exposure. The incident happened aboard American Eagle flight 3921, which was flying from Chicago to Manchester, New Hampshire, according to Fox Business. Due to his unruly behaviour, the flight was forced to divert to Buffalo, New York.
He was arrested soon after the flight touched down as police boarded the plane and deplaned him.
Police said that they found a photo clicked by a mobile phone camera from a passenger in row 2 which captured McCarthy exposing himself and urinating on the plane.
Police also obtained statements from the flight crew and also from the staff who initially pointed McCarthy out to law enforcement.
McCarthy told the police while in custody that he likes to drink “Jack and Cokes” and had downed several before boarding his flight in Portland, Oregon and some more during his layover in Chicago.
He said he was “flicking the bean” due to a medical urination problem after returning from using the flight’s lavatory.
The airlines in its statement said that the Embraer 170/175 operated by Envoy Air, was diverted “due to a disruptive customer”.
“The aircraft was met by law enforcement upon arrival at BUF and re-departed shortly after. We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding,” the statement said.
McCarthy was charged under Title 49, United States Code, Section 46506 with exposing his penis and faces a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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