Steven Slater leaves a correctional facility in the Bronx after posting bail on Tuesday. Enraged jetBlue flight attendant turned modern-day folk hero Steven Slater is free once again, after appearing in a Queens court Tuesday and posting a $2,500 bail. His legend has only grown in the 48 hours following his expletive-laden airplane outburst and emergency-chute escape.
As The Journal’s Chris Herring reports, the now-suspended flight attendant now appears to be in serious legal jeopardy. He faces charges of trespassing, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment as a result of his dramatic chute-riding exit, which prosecutors allege could have injured workers on the tarmac below the plane. If convicted, Slater could face seven years behind bars.
Herring’s report offers a preview of Slater’s legal defense, which seems to rest on allegations of abusive conduct by the female passenger with whom Slater had two separate altercations during the flight. At WSJ’s Law Blog, Ashby Jones weighs the felony charges against Slater as well as the early indications of his court-appointed lawyer’s public arguments so far. The post has kicked off an interesting discussion about law and whether or not Slater should even face criminal charges.
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