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A California man was
sentenced to a $50,000 restitution payment and five years probation this week following his violent behavior on a Tokyo-bound United Airlines flight a year ago.
The alcohol fueled episode was caused as cabin crew refused to served the intoxicated passenger more alcohol after which he attacked and injured a flight attendant, threatening to kill the crew member.
The flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo was immediately diverted to Anchorage, Alaska where passengers and crew had to be accommodated overnight.
Instead of having sushi in Tokyo the passenger now found himself in the role of defendant in an Anchorage, AK federal courtroom this week awaiting sentencing.
Unruly United Passenger Fined $50,000 For Attacking Flight Attendant
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A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight has been fined $50,000. The incident, on a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo on February 2nd, 2020, forced the plane to divert to Anchorage, Alaska, where the passenger was removed.
The passenger was met by airport police, TSA, and FBI agents at Anchorage Airport. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying
A $50,000 fine and five years probation
Seksan Kumtong, a 52-year-old Californian, was onboard United Airways Flight UA32 from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narito when his behavior became increasingly erratic. Shortly after take-off, the man began banging on toilet doors before behaving aggressively towards an intervening crew member.
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Man who attacked flight attendant will pay back nearly $50,000 for plane’s diversion to Anchorage
Print article A man who attacked and threatened to kill a flight attendant last year was ordered Tuesday in federal court to repay the nearly $50,000 it cost to divert the plane to Anchorage and accommodate more than 200 passengers on board. Seksan Kumtong now 52 had been acting strangely since boarding a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Narita, Japan, last February, Brenden Ryan, an FBI special agent in Anchorage, wrote in an affidavit supporting a criminal complaint. Crew members decided to cut him off from receiving alcoholic beverages and he fell asleep in his seat for a period of the flight, the affidavit said. After he awoke, he became agitated when he was denied another drink, according to the affidavit.