NEW YORK - Prosecutors say the home of the former flight attendant charged with opening an emergency chute during a work meltdown was burglarized while he was in court.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown alleges that Steven Slater's apartment was broken into by his partner's brother.
The break-in occurred Tuesday while the former JetBlue attendant was pleading guilty to attempted criminal mischief stemming from the Aug. 9 incident at Kennedy International Airport. His partner, Ken Rochelle, was also at court.
Brown says Jonathan Rochelle was awaiting arraignment on burglary and other charges. A laptop, printer and microwave were taken.
It wasn't clear if Rochelle had an attorney. There was no answer at the address listed by authorities.
Slater will undergo at least a year of counseling and substance abuse treatment as part of Tuesday's plea. He will get no jail time and a year of probation if he completes the program to judge's satisfaction. If he does not, he will get one to three years in jail.
The incident occurred Aug. 9 aboard a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from Pittsburgh that had just landed at Kennedy International Airport. Slater got on the loudspeaker, cursed at passengers, then slid down the plane's emergency chute with a beer.
He's resigned from JetBlue. His unusual departure made him a cult hero to some.
This guy truly does not deserve his “15 Minutes of Fame. What he did was wrong, Illegal and dangerous. he deserves to be in jail and not made into a “hero”.
ReplyDeleteBURGLARIZED? UHHHHH WAO THIS CLOWN JUST WANTED TO GET ATTENTION BY DOING OR MAKING PUPU UP. THE PERPETRATOR GOT ARRESTED FEW HOURS LATER THE SAME DAY AMAZING GREAT JOB BY THE POLICE WAO. TO ME THIS IS (BS) THIS RARE PHENOMENON JUST WANT ATTENTION AND HE'S DOING ANY STUPID ACTION TO MAKE TO THE MEDIA. NICE A LAPTOP, MICROWAVE OVEN AND EVEN BETTER A PRINTER. OHHHH PLEASE COME WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT SUPER STUPID CLOWN.
ReplyDeletewhy doesn't he jump off the GWB already?
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