Posted on 05/04/2007 7:51:59 AM PDT by Froufrou
A California man who prosecutors said got a little too friendly with his girlfriend during a flight was convicted Thursday of interfering with flight attendants and crew members.
Carl William Persing and his girlfriend were seen "embracing, kissing and acting in a manner that made other passengers uncomfortable" during the September flight from Los Angeles to Raleigh, according to a criminal complaint.
Persing twice threatened a flight attendant who told the couple to stop and refused to serve them alcohol, prosecutors said. The FBI met the couple when the plane landed in Raleigh.
Persing, 41, will probably serve jail time for the federal felony conviction, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Bowler said. He was convicted after a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Wilmington.
Defense attorney Deb Newton said her client will appeal.
"He's devastated," Newton said, adding that he was defending his right to be left alone.
Charges against girlfriend Dawn Elizabeth Sewell, who was accused of assisting Persing, were dropped this week.
...Flight attendants need to add to their little speech at the start:...”and no in flight bonking allowed”
...he's guilty.
agreed, I think I would file her under “brutal”
Letaka, maybe we’d better not fly together......
Who might the "little people" be?
If the guy wanted to be left alone I wonder why he was on the plane interrupting this lady. Also I’m a linguist and I don’t know what’s so funny about that.
If you fly first class and I fly in steerage things would be ok and you could send me a free drink back there with the rats.
Maybe you’re not cunning enough????
All I can say is I’m glad you love me and not Froufrou. She’s as funny as you are and I can’t compete. :D
ack!! (heeeheehee)
We’d have to fly separately or they’d throw us off. (mid flight!)
Now here’s a good reason to get a seatbelt extender.
Yup
At one point, Persing had his face planted on Sewell's lower body area,
Top 10 of the day maybe, but I bet that wouldn't even make the top 1000 all time. It's attorney's you're talking about.
“...but all I can come up with is a whimper instead of a bang...”
I think that was why the guy was so upset too.
Maybe the drink was still in the glass. Just Kidding!
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