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Selma Blair Arrested At John F. Kennedy After Assaulting Delta Flight Attendants
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Selma Blair arrested at JFK after alleged assault on Delta flight attendants during LA-to-NY flight. She was taken into custody, transported to a hospital, and faces assault charges.
26 outlets told this the same way.
Arrest at JFK
Selma Blair was arrested Sunday at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on allegations that she assaulted flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight 938 that was parked at the gate after arriving from Los Angeles.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the 54-year-old actor was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for evaluation, and the FBI was investigating the allegations against Blair.
Delta said in a statement that it “has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first,” and Delta said the flight still landed ahead of schedule at JFK.
ABC News reported that the Port Authority Police Department responded to a call Sunday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport regarding a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta flight 938, and the passenger was taken into custody following the alleged incident and transported to a hospital.
Injuries, charges, investigation
Port Authority officials said two flight attendants sustained injuries as a result of the alleged incident, while another was transported to the hospital for further evaluation, and pilots informed air traffic controllers ahead of landing that one person had a bloody nose and another person had bite marks. Dispatch audio described medical personnel being needed at the gate, and the pilot said, “Ah, a bloody nose as well as some bite marks as well, so I don't think we need an ambulance or anything like that but if we could get some medical personnel at the gate, to look at their injuries,” according to CBS News.
ABC News said Blair arrived at Queens Central Booking on Monday where she is facing two counts of assault for allegedly kicking an officer from the Port Authority Police Department, and ABC News also said she was facing a potential charge for an altercation with a nurse at the hospital. Fox News reported that law enforcement officials confirmed Blair was served with a summons by the FBI and was facing one charge of assault, and Fox News said a judge set bail at $20,000 cash/$60,000 bond/ $60,000 partially secured bond.
Medical emergency claim
Blair's representative told ABC News that “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct,” and the representative said that upon landing she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.
“‘Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.”
People reported that a representative for Selma Blair told PEOPLE that the actress “experienced a medical emergency” during her flight to New York City that resulted in the incident, and PEOPLE quoted the airline saying there was no operational impact as the flight arrived ahead of schedule in N.Y.C.
CBC News said Blair was taken into custody at about 11 p.m. ET on Sunday when the Delta Air Lines plane was parked at the gate at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, and CBC News said late Monday she was still in custody awaiting arraignment at a court in Queens on the state assault charges involving the police officer and the nurse.
The Times of India said TMZ and other outlets reported that Blair allegedly punched a flight attendant, bit another and tried to open the airplane door, while the publicist told the Hollywood Reporter that the medical emergency led to the alleged conduct and that Blair is [now] in stable condition.