Wichita man arrested for assaulting flight attendant

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A Wichita man has been charged with assaulting a flight attendant on a flight from Connecticut

Julius Priester, 24, is accused of assaulting a flight attendant Tuesday night on a flight from Bradley International Airport, to Chicago.

Priester was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 3359 when he removed his shirt and began acting erratically before assaulted a flight attendant

The plane’s captain declared an emergency diverting the flight back to Bradley Airport, where Priester was transported to an area hospital for evaluation.

He remains detained pending a bond hearing set for Friday.

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