Steve Limtiaco, slimtiaco@guampdn.com three:36 p.m. ChST April 26, 2016
Kwon Woo Sung(picture: department of Corrections)
A Korean man accused of fighting with a flight attendant on a flight to Guam will continue to be in custody, as a minimum unless his next court docket hearing in early can also, in response to federal court files.
Kwon Woo Sung changed into within the District court of Guam for a hearing Tuesday morning, where magistrate choose Joaquin Manibusan Jr. denied a motion for his unencumber.
Sung was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals service. His subsequent court hearing is scheduled for may additionally 5, throughout which the court docket will trust even if there is in all likelihood cause to movement forward to trial.
Sung was aboard Korean airways Flight 2115, which turned into en path to Guam from Seoul, South Korea April 17. The nonstop flight takes about 4 hours and forty minutes, according to the airline's web page.
He allegedly drank 5 beers all over the flight, at which point the flight crew decided to stop serving him alcohol, in line with court docket files.
With about an hour left in the flight, the flight crew pronounced a cigarette smoke odor coming from the plane's restroom, and Sung reportedly admitted to smoking and instructed the flight attendant he would pay a high-quality. He additionally tried to order two extra beers, in keeping with courtroom documents.
He reportedly became indignant after the flight attendant refused to give him more beer, and started yelling at the flight attendant, courtroom files state.
The flight attendant sought counsel from her supervisor, who explained to Sung that he could not be served greater beers and that his conduct "became growing a controversy," documents state.
Sung reportedly threatened the supervising flight attendant, lunged at him, tried to punch him, then grabbed him and started dragging him in the course of the aisle, documents state.
as the two struggled, the supervising flight attendant asked surrounding passengers for support, and Sung reportedly persevered to fight with the attendant and four to 5 different passengers before being subdued, documents state.
They tied his palms and feet and held him down for the remainder of the flight.
Sung became charged with "interference with flight attendants," which carries a 20-12 months jail sentence, fines, or both.
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