Selma Blair pleads not guilty to assault charges after flight incident
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Actor Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged altercation aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and subsequent incidents involving a police officer and a hospital nurse in New York.
Port Authority police detained Blair, 54, at John F. Kennedy International Airport late Sunday after flight attendants reported a physically abusive passenger on a flight from Los Angeles. Two attendants reported injuries, and one was taken to a hospital. Blair was also transported for evaluation.
State charges stem from allegations that Blair repeatedly kicked an officer who was securing her to a stretcher and later kicked a nurse at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She was arraigned Monday in Queens, where a judge set bail at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond. Her next hearing was scheduled for January.
Blair also faces a separate federal assault allegation related to the events aboard the aircraft. The FBI issued her a notice charging her with assault related to her actions aboard the aircraft, according to an Associated Press report cited by The Irish Times. Delta said it has “zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior.”
A representative for Blair said she experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct and was in stable condition. Her lawyer said Blair, who has multiple sclerosis, had missed doses of medication, hit her head during the flight and became severely confused and disoriented. He said her actions were not intentional.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two details corrected to match the sourced descriptions of Blair's release and the FBI notice. - "She was arraigned Monday in Queens and released after a judge set bail at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond.": The sources say Blair was arraigned late Monday and released on bail or bond; they do not say she was released after a judge set bail, and one source says she was later released on bond. - "The FBI issued her a notice to appear in federal court, according to an Associated Press report cited by The Irish Times.": The Irish Times says the FBI issued Blair a notice charging her with assault related to the aircraft events, not specifically a notice to appear in federal court.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Selma Blair pleads not guilty to assault charges after flight incident
Actor Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged altercation aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and subsequent incidents involving a police officer and a hospital nurse in New York.
Port Authority police detained Blair, 54, at John F. Kennedy International Airport late Sunday after flight attendants reported a physically abusive passenger on a flight from Los Angeles. Two attendants reported injuries, and one was taken to a hospital. Blair was also transported for evaluation.
State charges stem from allegations that Blair repeatedly kicked an officer who was securing her to a stretcher and later kicked a nurse at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She was arraigned Monday in QueensQueens, and released afterwhere a judge set bail at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond. Her next hearing was scheduled for January.
Blair also faces a separate federal assault allegation related to the events aboard the aircraft. The FBI issued her a notice charging her with assault related to appearher inactions federalaboard court,the aircraft, according to an Associated Press report cited by The Irish Times. Delta said it has “zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior.”
A representative for Blair said she experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct and was in stable condition. Her lawyer said Blair, who has multiple sclerosis, had missed doses of medication, hit her head during the flight and became severely confused and disoriented. He said her actions were not intentional.
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