Judge grants bail for JetBlue flight attendant accused of meltdown
Posted August 10, 2010 12:09 pm.
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NEW YORK – A New York City judge has granted bail for a JetBlue flight attendant accused of cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system, grabbing some beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide.
Steven Slater is charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing.
Defence lawyer Howard Turman asked a judge in Queens on Tuesday to release him without bail. The judge instead set bail at $2,500.
Slater smiled slightly as he was escorted into the courtroom.
Police said Slater lost his temper after a rule-breaking passenger hit him on the head with luggage.
In arguing against bail, Turman said Slater’s mother has lung cancer.
JetBlue Airways Corp. said in a statement that it was working with the Federal Aviation Administration and Port Authority police to investigate the matter. It said the safety of its customers and crew members was never at risk.
