A former California Highway Patrol captain was indicted on federal charges for allegedly slapping a male flight attendant’s buttocks before exposing himself to another crew member while intoxicated on a JetBlue flight, prosecutors announced.
Dennis Wally Woodbury, 49, was charged with abusive sexual contact for whacking the male flight attendant’s backside while he was collecting meal trays during an April 13 flight from Florida to California, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
The Azusa resident, who was drinking heavily on the LAX-bound flight, also professed his love to the steward after the disturbing incident.
“At JetBlue, the safety of our customers and crewmembers is our top priority,” JetBlue said in a statement to The Post.
“The incident occurred on April 13, and we took immediate action at that time by notifying law enforcement. We have zero tolerance for the behavior alleged and continue to assist and cooperate fully with authorities in this case.”
Prosecutors said the sloshed passenger showed another male attendant a photo of his dog that had pornographic images in the background and told him he should join him on cruise while making a crude hand gesture shortly after boarding the plane in Fort Lauderdale.
The unruly passenger’s behavior escalated when he walked to the front of the plane, pulled down his pants, and flashed his genitals to the JetBlue employee.
He later asked the same steward for wine — a request that was denied — before dropping trow a second time, prompting the attendant to scream “Enough, go back to your seat,” prosecutors said.
Woodbury — who was reportedly fired from his job — was arrested after the plane landed in Los Angeles.
Both flight attendants told law enforcement they did not consent to Woodbury’s inappropriate behavior.
Woodbury appeared in federal court last month and is free on $50,00 bond.
He is scheduled to be arraigned on May 12.
If convicted, Woodbury faces up to two years in federal prison.
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