SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A man is facing federal charges after he had to be restrained on flight to Salt Lake City for allegedly being disruptive and abusive, touching, grabbing and spitting on passengers.
Darnel Collins, a U.S. resident and a national of the Netherlands, is charged with interference with a flight crew and assault, according to documents filed last week in U.S. District Court.
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Per the charging documents, Collins was on a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City on Jan. 1, and the problems started roughly an hour into the 10-hour flight.
Collins became loud and disruptive, tapping other passengers around him, the documents state. His behavior escalated, and he began following a passenger, who asked a flight attendant that he leave her alone.
Later, Collins grabbed another passenger as she left the bathroom. He grabbed the woman’s arm and wouldn’t let go until the flight crew intervened, prompting the assault charge.