Antonio Murdock, 31, was arraigned in Queens County court Tuesday
He was charged with criminal mischief in the second degree, reckless endangerment in the second degree and criminal trespass in the third degree
His companion Brianna Greco, 23, was charged with criminal trespass
They were pictured leaving court arm in arm after his arraignment hours after he was led in handcuffed by Port Authority police officers
Murdock and Greco, both from Florida, were arrested after he opened a cabin door and activated the slide on Delta Flight 462 to Atlanta Monday morning
The incident took place on tarmac at La Guardia Airport in New York
December 22, 2020
NEW YORK Brian Plummer was sitting toward the back of a Delta Air Lines flight readying to depart LaGuardia Airport on Monday when, he said, he noticed a man and a woman with a large service dog nearby.
The Atlanta-bound plane was not completely full, Plummer said, and the couple changed seats several times.
The man and woman never did settle in, and as Flight 462 began to taxi out to a runway, the man stood up, ignoring a flight attendant’s order to sit, saying that he had post-traumatic stress disorder, Plummer said.
A short time later, Plummer said, he felt the plane shudder to a stop. It was not immediately clear to him why, but the flight crew eventually told the passengers what had happened.
2 Delta passengers open door of moving plane and slide out (with a dog) at LaGuardia Airport By: CNN
By Lauren del Valle and Ganesh Setty, CNN
(CNN) Two passengers on a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing to a runway at New York s LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning, an airline spokesman said.
CNN has not been able to confirm details about the dog deplaning, but in reporting the pair s charges Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokeswoman Lenis Valens said a dog accompanying the two was taken to a Brooklyn animal shelter.
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2 Passengers and a Dog Slide Out of Moving Plane at La Guardia
Delta Flight 462 was delayed for hours after a male passenger forced open a cabin door while the plane was taxiing. He and his companions slid their way out of the plane.
The Delta Air Lines terminal at La Guardia Airport on June 10. The commotion began when a male passenger refused to stay seated, complaining of post-traumatic stress disorder, another passenger said.Credit.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
By Ed Shanahan
Dec. 21, 2020
Brian Plummer was sitting toward the back of a Delta Air Lines flight readying to depart La Guardia Airport on Monday when, he said, he noticed a man and a woman with a large service dog nearby.