South Carolina man sentenced for disrupting flight, forcing it to land in Anchorage, DOJ reports

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A South Carolina man was sentenced Wednesday for disrupting a flight bound for South Korea and forcing it to land in Anchorage, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Michael Orndoff Jr, 52, was sentenced to two years in prison for interfering with a Delta Airlines flight crew in December. According to court documents, Orndoff boarded a Delta flight from Atlanta bound for Seoul.

About one hour after takeoff, Orndoff consumed more than four large glasses of wine and began acting belligerently towards the crew and passengers. He apparently began to lean and breathe onto a female passenger…

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