Man pleads guilty to punching United Airlines gate agent unconscious, faces prison time

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WKRC) – A Maryland man pleaded guilty to interfering with security screening personnel after a violent incident at Washington Dulles International Airport.

According to court documents, on March 13, Christopher Stuart Crittenden, 54, of Frederick, consumed multiple alcoholic beverages, and became irate over a delay and his seating assignment. The retired fire captain shouted expletives at a gate agent, prompting the agent to inform the flight captain that Crittenden was likely inebriated and verbally harassing airline staff.

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