US Marshal arrested for abusing woman during flight to London

Por Jonathan Dienst y Jay Blackman – NBC News

And Marshal American (federal marshal) who was traveling to London to help extradite a defendant has been detained by British authorities after being accused of sexually abusing a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight, four police officials reported.

The federal marshal was one of two agents traveling on a Delta flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to London when the woman complained to the crew that she had been subjected to inappropriate touching during the flight, the sources said.

A Delta spokesperson confirmed there was an incident on the flight.

“Due to unruly behavior by a passenger during the flight, Delta Flight 1, from JFK to London Heathrow, was met by local law enforcement upon landing. Delta is cooperating with the investigation,” the spokesperson said.

Two law enforcement sources stated that the two federal agents had been drinking during the flight. The second Marshal He was sent back to New York on Wednesday night without charges being filed.

Both agents, assigned to the Eastern District of New York, were heading to London to bring back a suspect wanted in Brooklyn for federal charges related to fraud.

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London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that its officers at Heathrow airport were informed that the Marshal had “sexually assaulted other passengers and crew” on board the flight, adding that the agent, 39, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and remains in custody.

A spokesman for the United States Marshals Service (USMS) indicated that it was aware that the officer “exhibited inappropriate behavior while intoxicated on a flight.” The spokesperson added that the Marshals Service is co-operating with UK law enforcement and other agencies.

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“The United States Marshals Service takes any allegations of misconduct about its employees seriously. The employees’ alleged actions do not reflect the professionalism of the thousands of USMS employees nor its fundamental values,” the statement said.