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New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds
New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds A New York man has pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew after his mid-flight threats and disruptive behavior forced a pilot to make an emergency landing in Virginia. James Tyqwon Ford, 31, admitted to the charges this week 4 in federal court following an incident that played out in May 2023 on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico back to New York. According to court documents, Ford became disruptive shortly after takeoff, using profanity and making lewd comments to flight attendants after they announced that personal alcohol consumption was prohibited on the plane.  Ford la…

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