US EditionMassachusetts man sentenced to 26 months for attacking a flight attendant with a broken spoon
MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – The man received a 26-month prison sentence after assaulting a flight attendant with a broken spoon during a flight, highlighting increased enforcement of in-flight violence laws.
- Francisco Severo Torres pleaded guilty to attempting to stab a flight attendant with a spoon and trying to open a plane door during a 2023 flight to Boston.
- Torres was sentenced to approximately 26 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release by a federal judge, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
- He is prohibited from flying on a commercial aircraft during his supervised release, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
- Torres attacked a flight attendant by thrusting a broken metal spoon toward them, striking the neck three times before being restrained by passengers and crew.
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Man who attacked flight attendant with broken spoon learns his fate
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to 26 months in prison for attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon and trying to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight.
Man sentenced for attacking flight attendant with broken spoon
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to 26 months in prison for attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon and trying to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight. Francisco Severo Torres, of Leominster, pleaded guilty in May to one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon in the March 2023 disturbance on Unit…
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Man sentenced for attempting to open emergency exit mid-flight, stab flight attendant in March 2023
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A Leominster man was sentenced on Tuesday after he attempted to open an emergency door mid-flight and then attempted to stab a flight attendant in March 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. 35-year-old Francisco Severo Torres was sentenced to time served, which is about 26 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, in which he is prohibited from flying on a c…
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