Archive · 29 May 2025
American Airlines Flight Returns to CT After Passenger Incident
Imagine you're on a plane from Connecticut to Chicago.
Suddenly, a passenger starts acting strangely and grabs a flight attendant.
He yells for help and then drags the attendant.
Other passengers try to help, but the situation gets worse.
The pilot decides it's an emergency and turns the plane back to Connecticut.
The police remove the passenger, and he's taken to a hospital.
Now, he's in trouble with the law because he interfered with the flight crew.
An American Airlines flight was forced to return to Connecticut due to a disruptive passenger.
The passenger, a Kansas man, assaulted a flight attendant mid-flight.
The incident occurred about 30 minutes into the flight.
The passenger was arrested and is facing federal charges.
The flight was diverted back to Bradley Airport, its point of origin.
- Who
- Julius Jordan Priester, a Kansas man
- What
- Priester assaulted a flight attendant and disrupted a flight, causing it to return to its origin.
- When
- Tuesday night, around 10 pm
- Where
- On an American Airlines flight from Connecticut to Chicago, returning to Bradley Airport.
- Why
- Priester began acting erratically and assaulted a flight attendant.
- Flight Number
- American Eagle flight 3359
- Original Route
- Hartford (BDL) to Chicago (ORD)
- Return Location
- Bradley Airport (BDL)
- Charges
- Interference with flight crew members and attendants
- Potential Prison Sentence
- 20 years
- Passenger's Residence
- Kansas