Fed Up JetBlue Fight Attendant Pleads Guilty

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: NBC New York

Former JetBlue fight attendant Steven Slater who made an abrupt emergency chute exit from a plane at JFK- -and from his career--has pleaded guilty to two counts of felony attempted criminal mischief.

Slater will not go to prison. A one to three year sentence was delayed by Supreme Court Judge Marcia Hirsch. His deal requires that he enter a year-long mental health program and also receive substance and alcohol abuse counseling.

Slater's outburst became a global sensation as some considered him a hero of the working man after he initially said he had been hit in the head with luggage by a rude passenger.

Outside of a Queens courthouse today, Slater said "While the public interest was surprising for me, at the end of the day I am a grown-up. I must accept responsiblity for my actions."

Read more: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/JetBlue-Flight-Attendant-Expected-To-Plead-Guilty--105226589.html?dr

[urgk]

1. His comments outside the courthouse were far more admirable...

than his actions on the plane.

"While the public interest was surprising for me, at the end of the day I am a grown-up. I must accept responsibility for my actions."

Good job, Steve.

[nyy1998]

2. It's too bad, but he did have it coming

I wonder if they ever found out who the woman who set him off was?