UPDATE: Maxwell Berry has been sentenced to 60-day in jail followed by one year of supervised release, fined $2,500, and ordered to pay $1,500 in restoration over his August 1, 2021 incident onboard a Frontier Airlines flight to Miami. He must surrender himself by August 1, 2022.
Jordan Galarza, who Berry struck in the face with a closed first, and Tymerah Burgess, whose breasts were groped by Berry, were both present at the sentencing hearing and decried Berry’s light sentence, with Galarza telling Local 10 Miami:
“He made an enemy of everyone on that flight. The people on that aircraft saw justice happen — more than what we saw today.
“I think it’s a disgusting miscarriage of justice, in my opinion.”
Meanwhile, Berry’s attorney apologized on behalf of his client and Berry’s family, stating he was a good kid who just had a bad day and was sorry for his actions.
A 22-year-old man was duct-taped to his seat after assaulting a male flight attendant and groping two female flight attendants onboard a Frontier Airlines flight to Miami.
Man Gropes And Assaults Flight Attendants, Is Duct-Taped To His Seat On Frontier Airlines
Witnesses claim Maxwell Berry was drinking before his flight and onboard. In-flight, he became unruly and refused to follow flight attendant instructions. One passenger explained, “He started to get aggressive and basically attack the male flight attendant.” That was preceded by groping the breasts of two female flight attendants. A police report notes:
He came up from behind and put his arms around both of them and groped their breasts again.
The flight was traveling on Frontier 2239 from Philadelphia to Miami and rather than divert, the captain opted to continue to Miami. To protect others from him, Berry was duct-taped to his seat for the remainder of the flight. Local10 shares video and pictures of Berry duct-taped to his seat. He allegedly calmed down before the flight landed.
Police were waiting upon arrival in Miami and arrested him. He has been charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery. He also faces a large fine from the Federal Aviation Administration as part of its strict new policy meant to deter poor behavior onboard which escalated significantly during the pandemic.
Frontier Airlines noted:
“During a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on July 31, a passenger made inappropriate physical contact with a flight attendant and subsequently physically assaulted another flight attendant.
“As a result, the passenger needed to be restrained until the flight landed in Miami and law enforcement arrived. The flight attendants will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of investigation of the events.”
CONCLUSION
Alcohol-fueled incidents like this are sure to fuel further calls to restrict alcohol sales onboard. But the takeaway from this story is that duct-tape is a better option than diversions.
image: Miami Department of Corrections
Let me guess? Miami? LOL!!!! Florida attracts the worst from each state. Great job by not diverting the plane. Duct tape is a wonderful tool to restrain morons.
Don’t forget the Philly Phactor!
You are right. Worked there for 2 years. Wouldn’t go back if you pay me. What a dump.
This guy got it all wrong:
1. You’re supposed to drink 72 beers in-flight on PHL-LAX, not to MIA.
2. The only person you duct tape down is the college student that you poison.
3. You can ignore the FAs, just make sure to use the PA system to let everyone know what’s going on.
4. The police can’t arrest you on arrival if you pass out on the baggage carousel.
That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!
This deep-cut Seinfeld play is absolute genius. Well done.
This one’s actually pretty hot though, so there’s at least that…
Once again, keyword: Miami.
Zip tying would be acceptable. Duct taping him is not. They had his mouth duct taped. He was drunk and could have vomited and choked to death. What would happen if cabin lost pressure.? Zip ties yes, duct tape no! His behavior was unacceptable but his treatment was also unacceptable.
Why aren’t cabin crews being issued tasers?
I totally support the flight attendants. They have little choice some times, and must protect themselves and others.
Let’s try the Singapore approach: Frog-march this joker into an arena, all clothes off, 15 lashes with a cane. Put it on PPV.
60 days only??? I wish he had to spend those days in a prison anywhere in Latin America. LOL!!! He would return a different person (if he returned).
+1.
The guy should have gotten at least half a year of hard labor. A year would have been vastly preferable. Then the world class jerk would truly be having “a bad day”.
Women who murder their children are hailed as heros. So why are you surprised he didn’t get much time.
If he had killed a baby he would have been treated like a star.
“Jordan Galarza, who Berry struck in the face with a closed first, and Tymerah Burgess, whose breasts were groped by Berry, were both present at the sentencing hearing and decided Berry’s light sentence”
They were very critical of Berry’s sentence. You must have meant ‘decried’ or ‘derided’. Certainly they didn’t ‘decide’ it.
Restraining a Pax to a seat is against the Law in Canada, not sure about USA? If evacuation were to occur on arrival, the duct tape would slow evacuation and possibly lead to injury or death. Matt could sue Frontier if their actions are against FAA Regulations. His behaviour needs a much stronger sentencing, sexual assault is touching another person aggressively against their will. Somebody got paid off on this one.
How has this moron not booked for sexual assault for groping a woman’s breast without her consent? Preferential treatment for a white boy?
If he had been black the whole incident would have gone away.