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Affectionate Plane Passenger Convicted
breitbart.com ^ | 05/03/07 | Unknown

Posted on 05/04/2007 7:51:59 AM PDT by Froufrou

A California man who prosecutors said got a little too friendly with his girlfriend during a flight was convicted Thursday of interfering with flight attendants and crew members.

Carl William Persing and his girlfriend were seen "embracing, kissing and acting in a manner that made other passengers uncomfortable" during the September flight from Los Angeles to Raleigh, according to a criminal complaint.

Persing twice threatened a flight attendant who told the couple to stop and refused to serve them alcohol, prosecutors said. The FBI met the couple when the plane landed in Raleigh.

Persing, 41, will probably serve jail time for the federal felony conviction, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Bowler said. He was convicted after a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Wilmington.

Defense attorney Deb Newton said her client will appeal.

"He's devastated," Newton said, adding that he was defending his right to be left alone.

Charges against girlfriend Dawn Elizabeth Sewell, who was accused of assisting Persing, were dropped this week.


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To: Froufrou

...Flight attendants need to add to their little speech at the start:...”and no in flight bonking allowed”


41 posted on 05/04/2007 9:49:24 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: isom35
http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/1460 might this be her, or maybe his lawyer?

...he's guilty.

42 posted on 05/04/2007 9:51:31 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: ElkGroveDan

agreed, I think I would file her under “brutal”


43 posted on 05/04/2007 12:03:57 PM PDT by isom35
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To: Letaka

Letaka, maybe we’d better not fly together......


44 posted on 05/04/2007 4:34:18 PM PDT by Shimmer128 (My beloved is mine and I am his Song of Sol. 2:16)
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To: wideawake
I hope his time in the clink helps him reevaluate how he treats the "little people."

Eight other passengers on the flight testified in Persing's defense saying they felt the flight attendant was out of line.

Who might the "little people" be?

45 posted on 05/04/2007 4:47:49 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Shimmer128

If the guy wanted to be left alone I wonder why he was on the plane interrupting this lady. Also I’m a linguist and I don’t know what’s so funny about that.


46 posted on 05/04/2007 5:27:57 PM PDT by Letaka
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To: Shimmer128

If you fly first class and I fly in steerage things would be ok and you could send me a free drink back there with the rats.


47 posted on 05/04/2007 5:30:35 PM PDT by Letaka
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To: Letaka; Froufrou

Maybe you’re not cunning enough????
All I can say is I’m glad you love me and not Froufrou. She’s as funny as you are and I can’t compete. :D
ack!! (heeeheehee)


48 posted on 05/04/2007 10:48:09 PM PDT by Shimmer128 (My beloved is mine and I am his Song of Sol. 2:16)
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To: Letaka

We’d have to fly separately or they’d throw us off. (mid flight!)


49 posted on 05/04/2007 10:49:24 PM PDT by Shimmer128 (My beloved is mine and I am his Song of Sol. 2:16)
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To: Froufrou

Now here’s a good reason to get a seatbelt extender.


50 posted on 05/04/2007 10:50:27 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: KarlInOhio
then "acting in a manner that made other passengers uncomfortable" was a lot more than embracing and kissing.

Yup

At one point, Persing had his face planted on Sewell's lower body area,

Jury deliberates in case of affectionate passengers

51 posted on 05/04/2007 11:02:32 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: engrpat
"This must be one of the top 10 most stupid statements from an attorney."

Top 10 of the day maybe, but I bet that wouldn't even make the top 1000 all time. It's attorney's you're talking about.

52 posted on 05/04/2007 11:07:12 PM PDT by libs_kma (Monica blew while Al-Queda grew.....Oh well, Clinton happens!)
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To: Froufrou

“...but all I can come up with is a whimper instead of a bang...”

I think that was why the guy was so upset too.


53 posted on 05/04/2007 11:13:36 PM PDT by geopyg (Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
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To: Froufrou

Maybe the drink was still in the glass. Just Kidding!


54 posted on 05/05/2007 6:51:31 AM PDT by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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