LOS ANGELES (KNX) – A Los Angeles man pled guilty Thursday to interfering with a flight attendant in December, which led the Delta Airlines flight to be diverted.
Ariel James Pennington, 35, was charged after he threatened a flight attendant after he refused to wear a mask and assaulted a federal air marshal.
The flight, which was set to land at Los Angeles, made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City after 7:30 p.m.
Pennington was arrested for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
He was indicted on two counts of assaulting a flight attendant and a federal air marshal; however, the second count was dropped following a plea agreement, The Los Angeles Times reported.
Pennington faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, U.S. Attorney Robert Troester said.
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