Flight passenger sent to mental hospital [Catherine Mayo............]

Press of Atlantic City ^

[Sub-Driver]

Flight passenger sent to mental hospital By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer Published: Tuesday, September 5, 2006

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A woman whose actions aboard a London-to-Washington flight provoked a security scare will be held indefinitely at a residential mental health facility in New Hampshire, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Catherine Mayo, 59, of Braintree, Vt., has been in federal custody since Aug. 17, when United Flight 923 was diverted to Boston after Mayo urinated on the floor of the cabin and made statements that the pilot and crew believed were references to al-Qaida and the Sept. 11 attacks.

At a hearing Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Timothy Hillman agreed with a defense request that Mayo be taken to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and be put in the official custody of her 31-year-old son.

Mayo waived her right to a probable cause hearing on a charge of interfering with a flight crew. Her attorney, public defender Page Kelley, has said Mayo has a long history of mental illness.

Mayo said little during the hearing and did not audibly answer when the judge asked "Ms. Mayo, how are you today?"

During a break, as her lawyer was explaining the conditions of her detention, Mayo repeatedly interrupted her and said: "I did not commit any criminal act. I am not responsible for the federal government arresting me."

[mewzilla]

Bush Derangement Syndrome strikes again.

[armymarinemom]

United Flight 923, the flight that even Club Soda couln't fix.

[BallyBill]

Joshua Mayo has described his mother as a peace activist and said she had been returning from several months in Pakistan when she was arrested. He said she has traveled there often since making a pen pal before Sept. 11, 2001.

A much more interesting excerpt.

[CougarGA7]

The looney left defined. This is where they belong.

[txhurl]

Hope they roll up newspapers and smack 'er every time she tries to piddle on the carpet.

[FormerACLUmember]

In other news, Mayo was nominated by the Connecticut Democrat Party to run for office.

[CougarGA7]

I say rub her nose in it. That usually works.

[widowithfoursons]

Liberalism really IS a mental disorder.

[Froufrou]

But seriously, I think she's just one of countless people who've been 'converted' to Islam via brainwashing.

[bmwcyle]

For those long flights

[Red Badger]

Hope they have a Years long supply of Depends........

[mplsconservative]

Sounds like Ms. Mayo could be a potential poster child for DU.

She'd have to duke it out with Cindy Sheehan for the top spot, though. Maybe they can have a pitiful face 'face-off'. Wouldn't want anything violent, ya know. :)

[dinasour]

after Mayo urinated on the floor of the cabin

This is not normal jihadi behavior, at least when they are not facing U.S. Marines.

[kcvl]

Catherine Mayo

[HEY4QDEMS]

I've heard Rush often muse that liberalism / leftism is a mental illness.

I guess ole Rushbo was right.

[dfwgator]

"Give me Hamm on five, hold the Mayo."

[Ticonderoga34]

I wonder if Cindy Sheehan is going to end up like this woman. It wouldn't surprise me if she did.

[JimSEA]

Joshua Mayo has described his mother as a peace activist and said she had been returning from several months in Pakistan when she was arrested. He said she has traveled there often since making a pen pal before Sept. 11, 2001.

I think I understand. Can "Mother Sheehan" join her in the loony bin.

[Suzy Quzy]

Liberalism is a mental disease.