Hawaii man charged with punching flight attendant on Christmas Eve flight to Seattle
SEATTLE >> A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted an Oahu man accused of punching a flight attendant in the face twice and trying to open the cockpit door during a flight from Hawaii to Washington state.
Ryan Cajimat, 21, of Kapolei, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, as well as assault within a special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 18.
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The Federal Aviation Administration fined Cajimat $52,500, and Delta Airlines banned him from traveling with the company.
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