Woman Struck Flight Attendant En Route to Grand Rapids, Federal Indictment Says
GRAND RAPIDS, Mi – A woman struck a flight attendant and interfered with the crew during a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Rapids, a federal indictment said.
Amy Jo-Manshum John is charged with two counts of interference with flight crew members and attendants, a potential 20-year felony.
The government said she was unruly and tried to intimidate other flight attendants.
John has yet to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.
The trouble happened Dec. 14 aboard Allegiant Airlines Flight 1795, on a non-stop flight from Hollywood International Airport in Florida’s Broward County to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
The indictment said she assaulted a flight attendant who was identified in court documents by initials, D.W.
“Specifically, while the flight was in progress, defendant swung her arm twice at D.W. to strike her,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Clay West wrote in the indictment.
The indictment said John intimidated three other flight attendants, and “such intimidation interfered with the performance of these flight attendants and lessened their ability to perform their duties as flight attendants. Specifically, while the flight was in progress, defendant was disruptive, unruly, and disobedient.”
Beyond a possible prison sentence, if convicted John faces up to three years on supervised release and up to $250,000 in fines.
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