Actress Selma Blair Charged with Assault After Incident on Flight from LA to New York
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
NEW YORK — Actress Selma Blair faces federal charges after allegedly biting and assaulting two flight attendants aboard a Delta Airlines flight heading to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, according to police sources. The Port Authority Police Department responded to a call around 11 p.m. on Sunday about a passenger who had physically assaulted individuals on a flight from Los Angeles International Airport. The passenger was identified as 54-year-old Blair. Blair attacked two flight attendants; one had a bite mark and the other suffered a cut, police sources told our sister station NBC New York. The plane was placed under special security measures, and Blair was restrained in some manner, although no tape was used. The Port Authority Police and the FBI intervened when the plane landed in Queens. Blair was arrested on federal assault charges and taken to Jamaica Hospital for a medical evaluation, the Port Authority reported. While being transported to the hospital, Blair allegedly assaulted a Port Authority officer by kicking her repeatedly in the head, and also attacked a nurse at Jamaica Hospital, according to police sources. Blair was traveling with a support dog at the time of the incident. Her attorney met her at the hospital and took custody of the animal. One of the injured flight attendants was taken to the hospital for treatment, the Port Authority reported. No additional information about the flight attendants' injuries was immediately available. The FBI is investigating the incident.
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