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Federal Charges Filed After ‘Karen’ Punches Another Passenger on Delta Flight
https://amgreatness.com ^ | By Eric Lendrum December 28, 2021

Posted on 12/29/2021 7:54:31 AM PST by Red Badger

ACalifornia woman is facing federal assault charges after attacking another passenger on a Delta Airlines flight on December 23rd, as reported by CNN.

The incident took place on a flight from Tampa, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. The woman in question, 51-year-old Patricia Cornwall, was leaving the lavatory to return to her seat when she found the aisle blocked by a beverage cart while the flight attendants were serving drinks to other passengers. Cornwall asked the attendants to move so she could pass, with one of the attendants telling her to instead find an open seat until they were finished serving.

The agitated Cornwall then turned her frustration to another passenger, an as-yet unidentified man who was eating a snack and drinking his beverage, yelling at him to put his mask back on. The man points out that he doesn’t need to have his mask on since he is eating, before adding “Sit down, Karen.” Cornwall then punched the man in the head and spat on him.

Delta Airlines called in the incident ahead of its landing in Atlanta, with officers from the Atlanta Police Department waiting at the gate to take Cornwall into custody. Cornwall’s attorney said that she had been in jail since December 23rd.

On Monday, Cornwall made her first appearance in a federal court in Atlanta. She currently faces a class-A misdemeanor charge of “assault by striking, beating, or wounding R.S.M. in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.” The charge carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.

Federal Judge Christopher Bly set Cornwall’s bond at $200,000, and ultimately agreed to let her fly back home to Los Angeles if she follows a certain set of rules set by the court. Other than her flight home, Cornwall is forbidden from any other form of domestic interstate travel while out on bail. In addition, Delta Airlines has confirmed that Cornwall is banned from ever flying with the airline again.

“Situations like these are rare for the vast majority of our customers,” said Delta spokesperson Grant Myatt, “and Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior at our airports and aboard our aircraft.”


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To: C210N

Remarkable thing about photographs, especially of women. It’s often hard to tell if it’s the same woman in two different pictures. No way the “Delta Karen” looks like either of the other two. Indeed, it’s hard to say that the blonde on the far left of the three pictures is the same woman as the brunette on the far right.


41 posted on 12/29/2021 9:17:14 AM PST by libstripper
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

She spit on him too, right? That is assault.


42 posted on 12/29/2021 9:20:40 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: C210N

Did she appear as a centerfold?


43 posted on 12/29/2021 9:22:12 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: Fido969

“I usually skip the complimentary beverage, other than a small cup of water without ice to wet my mouth, in order to cut down on bathroom necessities.”

Disliking airline heads as much as I do, I always take 2 Immodiums about 8 hours before a flight. Unlike you, I’m ready to trade cash for comfort. About twelve years ago I drove to CA and back from TN, discovered the drive cost a little more than a 1st class round trip, and, ever since, have flown 1st class to CA whenever I could.


44 posted on 12/29/2021 9:24:44 AM PST by libstripper
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To: 353FMG

The report I heard was she was in Playboy-Cheerleaders.

So, no, don’t think she was featured on their centerfold.

According to New York Post.


45 posted on 12/29/2021 9:38:02 AM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Red Badger

Justice for Karen. Makes me smile.


46 posted on 12/29/2021 9:38:33 AM PST by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed with the clot-shot, the more evidence I see supporting my decision.)
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To: Red Badger

She went psycho because she is mentally unstable and suffers from anxiety to the point of being ordered to take her meds by a judge 🤪


47 posted on 12/29/2021 9:38:53 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: Fido969
"You know, some people would pay good money to be slapped by a Baywatch model. "

And some would pay even more to be spit on by one.

48 posted on 12/29/2021 9:48:23 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Republican in occupied CA
There is never any excuse...

Absolutely. Personal responsibility without underlying excuses needs to make a come-back.

49 posted on 12/29/2021 9:55:44 AM PST by Helen
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To: Stingray51

Yeah, I noted how the story excised the part about the man opening his mouth. It does not excuse her getting disruptive & physical. Could just be that the editor was streamlining the story, or they just wanted to focus on her actions. But you can bet that her lawyer will play that excuse in court.


50 posted on 12/29/2021 9:57:38 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy; Stingray51

The man’s verbal entrance into Karen’s warpath wasn’t mentioned for the first day or so when the story originally broke. It was hilarious to find out that he was that quick-witted. As Karen complained when told to find a temporary seat that she wasn’t Rosa Parks, he retorted, “This isn’t a bus, you aren’t black, and this isn’t Alabama.” lol.

Most people would have shaken their head or laughed it off. Karen started the whole thing by being drunk/drugged and belligerent before the old man even opened his mouth.


51 posted on 12/29/2021 10:14:30 AM PST by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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To: Red Badger

Community service is another one they use.


52 posted on 12/29/2021 10:16:18 AM PST by Revel
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To: Revel

Oh, yeah, I can see her working in a homeless shelter...............


53 posted on 12/29/2021 10:17:44 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Captain Walker

“My post wasn’t well-received.”

Even on the great Free Republic, that does not mean you were wrong.


54 posted on 12/29/2021 10:29:18 AM PST by Stingray51 ( )
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To: Red Badger

United will welcome her with open arms...


55 posted on 12/29/2021 10:47:46 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: rktman

Give her the max for each of the victims to be served consecutively.


56 posted on 12/29/2021 10:51:02 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Babba Gi
Going to the dog park helped me to develop Karen-Radar. They are usually the ones kissing their dogs and wiping their butts.

Just to be clear, you are talking about the dog's butt, right? Today, you just never know.

57 posted on 12/29/2021 10:56:45 AM PST by Go Gordon
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To: kagnew

She drew back her fist to punch him too, but the flight attendant blocked her and held her arm.

Look out women’s prison when this one show up. She likes to rumble.


58 posted on 12/29/2021 11:06:20 AM PST by Cecily
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To: Red Badger

Spitting on him in todays environment is very reckless endangerment. Along with the battery she should do Federal time.


59 posted on 12/29/2021 11:18:37 AM PST by Delta 21 (Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Hang the guilty. Free everyone else.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Totally ludicrous that she should compare herself to Rosa Park! Entitled you-know-what!


60 posted on 12/29/2021 11:21:11 AM PST by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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