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Flying to Washington on Monday, the Glencoe man allegedly sized up each first-class passenger as a potential federal air marshal.
Allegedly he pointed at one and declared him "too fat'' to be a marshal.
Before it was over, Jeffrey Samuel Silverman caused enough trouble that he was arrested and charged with interfering with a flight attendant through assault or intimidation on United Airlines Flight 620 from O'Hare to Ronald Reagan International Airport.
On Tuesday, Silverman had a removal hearing before U.S. Magistrate Michael Mason and was ordered to appear next Monday in the Eastern District of Virginia.
According to the complaint, Silverman asked a flight attendant before his flight took off to tell him who the air marshals were. The attendant declined.
About 45 minutes before landing, Silverman then allegedly stood up at the front of the plane and started pointing at the passengers. An air marshal later slipped a note to an attendant asking her to have the captain call authorities to meet Silverman when the flight landed.
Silverman allegedly admitted his behavior and denied he was drunk -- and the FBI said agents had no reason to believe he was.
Asked why he did it, he allegedly told the FBI, "I'm just an a------. What can I tell you? I behaved badly and I am sorry if I caused any trouble.''
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Allegedly he pointed at one and declared him "too fat'' to be a marshal.
Before it was over, Jeffrey Samuel Silverman caused enough trouble that he was arrested and charged with interfering with a flight attendant through assault or intimidation on United Airlines Flight 620 from O'Hare to Ronald Reagan International Airport.
On Tuesday, Silverman had a removal hearing before U.S. Magistrate Michael Mason and was ordered to appear next Monday in the Eastern District of Virginia.
According to the complaint, Silverman asked a flight attendant before his flight took off to tell him who the air marshals were. The attendant declined.
About 45 minutes before landing, Silverman then allegedly stood up at the front of the plane and started pointing at the passengers. An air marshal later slipped a note to an attendant asking her to have the captain call authorities to meet Silverman when the flight landed.
Silverman allegedly admitted his behavior and denied he was drunk -- and the FBI said agents had no reason to believe he was.
Asked why he did it, he allegedly told the FBI, "I'm just an a------. What can I tell you? I behaved badly and I am sorry if I caused any trouble.''
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-air10.html
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