‘Drunk’ British tourist learns very harsh lesson after causing a scene at Orlando Airport
A British traveler who was suspected of being drunk learned a harsh lesson after causing a scene at an Orlando airport, which led to him seeing the inside of an American jail.
A man, who referred to himself as Anthony, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on January 24 after he was kicked off a Virgin Atlantic flight for allegedly being under the influence.
An airline representative told police as the passenger was loaded into the back of a cop car that the man had grabbed a bottle of alcohol on the plane, drank it and then asked for cocaine, bodycam footage showed.
While the man was escorted through the airport, he belligerently told officers to ‘kill’ him and that he had done nothing to the US and its allies, which caused a cop to tell him to stop acting like a ’10-year-old.’
It is unclear if the man faced any charges from his outburst, but he was escorted to the local jail.
Officers met the man while he was standing outside the gate, where they told him he would have to come with them, causing the man to stumble as he removed himself from the pole he was leaning on.
As they boarded a passenger train inside the airport, he started to insult the officer.
‘No, f**k off,’ he screamed, raising his hands as the passenger train began moving. ‘You’re a joker, you’re a joker, you corrupt piece of s**t.’
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A man, who referred to himself as Anthony, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on January 24 after he was kicked off a Virgin Atlantic flight for allegedly being under the influence
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An airline representative told police as the passenger was loaded into the back of a cop car that the man had boarded the aircraft, allegedly grabbed a bottle of alcohol and drank it, before asking for cocaine
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He also told the officers that they knew ‘nothing about law’ and claimed they were using ‘intimidation’ against him.
‘Outside on that street, without your uniform, you’d be a pussy,’ he said. ‘You’re treating me like a piece of s**t.’
As they walked through the airport, the older man yelled out he was going to ‘get a solicitor’ and waved his arms around.
‘Are you going to act like an adult?’ the grumpy officer asked.
‘Like I act anything different,’ the man replied.
While they headed toward the exit and he was directed toward the city buses, the suspected drunk was incredulous, telling the officer he ‘had a flight’ to catch.
‘You’re not getting on the flight,’ one officer replied, while the other said: ‘Not today!’
This caused the man to throw his things on the ground before making his case.
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While the man is escorted through the airport, he belligerently told officers to ‘kill’ him and that he had done nothing to the US and its allies, which caused a cop to tell him to stop acting like a ’10-year-old’
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It is unclear if the man copped any charges, but he was escorted to the local jail. ‘What do you think I am? A f**king monkey?’ he yelled. ‘People can’t do that. I’ve paid my fare, I’ve done nothing wrong… It doesn’t work like that, my friend, it doesn’t work like that!’ he yelled
‘Hold on, you mean I’ve got a flight to go home to London, but you’re telling me I’m not doing that? How can you do that?’ he asked, anxiety seeping into his voice as he looked between the two officers.
‘How can you stop me going home?’ he pleaded as he placed his hands on his head.
When they told him the airline stopped him from boarding, he told the officers ‘that’s bulls**t’ as he ripped off his button-down.
‘What do you think I am? A f**king monkey?’ he yelled. ‘People can’t do that. I’ve paid my fare, I’ve done nothing wrong… It doesn’t work like that, my friend, it doesn’t work like that!’
The officer told the man he had to sober up somewhere or go to jail.
‘I’m sober,’ the Brit insisted.
‘Are you?’ the officer asked. Earlier, the man had asked to do an alcohol test, but was denied.
‘I’ve not been obnoxious, I’ve not been violent, or in any way rude,’ the man insisted. ‘I wanted to get on my plane.’
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He also told the officers that they knew ‘nothing about law’ and claimed they were using ‘intimidation’ against him
‘I’ll tell you what, I’d rather go to court, OK?’ he said. ‘So, arrest me then.’
He told the officer he’d rather go to jail for six months just to prove a point that ‘you arrested me for nothing.’
He later admitted that he had a few cans of White Claw on an empty stomach before his flight and he was starving.
‘You should have made better life choices,’ the grumpy officer, who was nearing the end of his shift, shot back.
The Brit sighed before saying: ‘Maybe you should just kill me now.’
He then pleaded to go talk to the Virgin Atlantic manager to prove he was not intoxicated, but he was denied.
‘I don’t give a s**t anymore. I’ve got kids at home waiting for me,’ he told the officer as he put his button-down back on.
‘I haven’t done anything wrong to you or to the United States or any of its f**king allies of the United States,’ he yelled. ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
He then refused to leave, telling them: ‘I’ll have to be shot then.’
The man was placed in cuffs and placed him under arrest.
As they lead him out of an elevator, he started screaming: ‘What have I done to deserve [this]? … I want to go home to my family! I’ve done nothing wrong!’
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He later admitted that he had a few cans of White Claw on an empty stomach before his flight and he was starving at the airport (pictured)
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At one point, he pleaded to talk to the Virgin Atlantic manager to allow him back on the flight
He eventually lay down on the ground before asking for immigration services as he continued to scream that he wanted the state police called too.
‘Start acting like a man instead of a 10-year-old,’ an officer told them as they forced him to sit in a wheelchair.
As they loaded him into the back of a police car, he called officers ‘lumps of s**t’ and told them: ‘Don’t act like a friend.’
A Virgin Atlantic manager then told police the man had allegedly made it onto the plane, where he went to the bar area to steal a bottle of alcohol and then asked flight attendants for cocaine.
DailyMail.com has contacted Orlando Police for comment.
British man charged with assault in Florida after altercation on BA flight
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Sean Jude Kelly, 31, faces up to 20 years in US jail if found guilty of aggravated assault and threatening police officers
Richard Luscombe in Miami
A British holidaymaker was in a Florida prison cell Tuesday facing up to 20 years in jail after allegedly spitting on crew members and threatening fights with other passengers on a flight back to London.
Sean Jude Kelly, 31, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence after the captain of the British Airways flight from Cancún to Gatwick made an emergency landing in Orlando on Sunday night.
Kelly, of Chingford, Essex, drank half a bottle of vodka and became disruptive shortly after takeoff, then fought with police officers and threatened to kill one of them as they removed him from the aircraft when it was on the ground, according to his arrest report.
Once in a cell at the airport, Kelly began shadow boxing and shouted: “You’re dead, you fat fuck,” at a customs official through the door, the report continued.
Kelly, who lists himself on his Twitter page as a money broker and entertainments officer, had spent a week in Cancún, often posting photographs of beaches and alcoholic drinks on his social media feeds.
In a post before his flight to Mexico on March 31 he boasted of taking valium pills “to get through takeoff”, and in another post said he spent, “Sunday night rolled into Monday day knocking back daiquiris”.
He was being held in Orlando’s Orange County jail on Tuesday afternoon charged with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony in Florida punishable by up to 15 years in jail, and resisting arrest with violence, a third degree felony with a possible sentence of up to five years.
Bail was set at $5,300, although he was placed on an immigration hold, meaning he would be kept in custody even if he raised the money. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for British Airways told the Guardian that the 265 passengers aboard were delayed for more than an hour by the unscheduled landing.
“We apologise to customers for the disruption to our Cancún to London Gatwick service on April 7. The flight was diverted due to a disruptive passenger,” the airline said in a statement.
“The safety and well-being of our customers and crew is our top priority. We will not tolerate abusive behaviour.”
The spokeswoman said British Airways reserved the right to seek compensation from the passenger for the extra costs incurred by the landing in Orlando and subsequent delay.
Kelly, the arrest report said, became “irate” on board the flight and was “spitting on flight attendants and cursing while trying to pick fights with every passenger he made eye contact with.”
He was handcuffed by customs officials on arrival at Orlando International Airport at about 8pm and continued to struggle and try to kick police officers as they led him through the airport to a holding area, they said.
“Kelly was being combative, both verbally and physically, over the entire route,” said Corporal Russell Emerson, the arresting officer of the Orlando police department, in his report.
He said Kelly told Officer Cleopatra Margaritis: “I’m going to kill you,” then tried to kick her, sustaining a “small laceration above his left eye” after falling to ground when he lost his balance.
Kelly’s booking photograph, meanwhile, shows his face with a bruised and bloodied fully closed left eye.
Knackered Brit Must Pay United Airlines $20,000 For Bad Behavior Onboard
It’s nice to see passengers held accountable for their poor behavior onboard when they get drunk and make a scene. One British man has been ordered to pay United Airlines over $20,000 in restitution for his drunk and disorderly conduct onboard.
British Man Must Pay United Airlines $20,000 Restitution For Poor Onboard Behavior, Diversion
On March 1, 2024 a United Airlines flight from Newark (EWR) to London (LHR) diverted to Bangor, Maine (BGR). The US Department of Justice describes what went down with 30-year-old Alexander Michael Dominic MacDonald:
While the flight was in U.S. airspace, MacDonald began arguing with his traveling companion and causing a disturbance. When flight attendants asked MacDonald to be quiet and attempted to calm him, he became belligerent, threatening, and intimidating towards them. When the international purser aboard the flight intervened, MacDonald became belligerent and intimidating toward him as well and stated that he would “mess up the plane.” When MacDonald’s conduct continued, he was restrained in flex cuffs, and the flight was diverted to Bangor.
MacDonald, who lives in Chelmsford, England, was arrested and jailed. On March 22, 2024 he pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew and was ordered to pay United $20,638.00. No additional jail time was given beyond the time served.
It is always good to see passengers held accountable, especially when their poor choices onboard prompt a costly diversion. It seems to me that $20,638 may make United whole for the additional fuel, labor, and rebooking costs, but I would have liked to see a punitive award as well.
Finally, I cannot help but make a cultural observation here. The DOJ press release is titled, “British National to Reimburse United Airlines $20,638 for Interfering with Flight Crew on Flight Diverted to Bangor.” MacDonald’s nationality figures prominently in the details of the case.
Can you imagine if this was a Chinese or Indian or Nigerian national? We’d have all sorts of comments about “what difference does it make what nationality he was?!” or charges of bigotry. What that does tell you about our current culture, if anything?
