Feds Charge Texas Man With ‘obscene Exposure Of Genitalia’ Aboard Spirit Airlines Flight

A traveler from nan Houston suburbs is facing national charges aft he exposed himself aboard a commercialized airliner, charging documents show.

Christopher Danielle Johnson “intentionally committed an enactment of indecent and obscene vulnerability of his genitalia” connected a Spirit Airlines formation to South Florida, according to a bill of information prosecutors revenge March 24.

Johnson, 32, was arrested by section constabulary aft Spirit formation NK1304 from George Bush Intercontinental Airport arrived astatine Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport connected February 5.

He was initially charged pinch vulnerability of intersexual organs – 1st offense, a authorities crime, and is now charged pinch committing a lewd, indecent, aliases obscene enactment wrong nan typical craft jurisdiction of nan United States, a misdemeanor which carries up to 90 days down bars and a $5,000 fine.

Court documents are bladed connected details, and do not supply further accusation astir Johnson’s alleged indecent behaviour during nan 2.5-hour journey. However, a Spirit spokesperson told The Independent that Johnson has been banned from walking pinch nan hose successful nan future.

“We do not tolerate disruptive behaviour of immoderate kind, and this rider is nary longer invited connected immoderate of our flights,” nan spokesperson said, referring immoderate further questions to rule enforcement.

Johnson does not yet person an lawyer listed connected nan docket, and was incapable to beryllium reached for comment.

The FBI investigates criminal incidents that hap aboard planes successful U.S. airspace, which deed an all-time precocious successful 2021, according to FAA data. Last year, location were 1,621 unruly rider reports referred to nan FAA; location person been 374 to day truthful acold successful 2026. Aside from imaginable jailhouse time, causing problem successful nan aerial tin impact a person’s eligibility for programs specified arsenic TSA PreCheck, and, among different things, tin get them placed connected an individual airline’s soul no-fly list.

Last year, Spirit Airlines permanently banned a 65-year-old registered activity offender from ever boarding different 1 of their planes pursuing his apprehension connected charges of groping a teenage woman who had been sitting adjacent to him connected a formation from Indianapolis to Orlando.

In 2020, a man aboard a Spirit formation from Atlanta to Detroit was accused of slipping his manus down a sleeping woman’s pants while nan level was landing, prompting an FBI investigation.

In 2017, a Spirit rider successful Las Vegas boarded a formation bound for Oakland, stripped naked, and relieved himself successful nan aisle of nan plane, according to reports. He was removed from nan craft and “given aesculapian attention,” constabulary said astatine nan time.

Spirit is acold from nan only bearer to woody pinch this benignant of issue.

In 2022, a rider aboard a Southwest formation from Seattle to Phoenix was booked connected national charges aft he allegedly masturbated 4 times connected nan three-hour journey.

When a drunk rider connected a July 2024 American Eagle formation betwixt Chicago and Manchester, New Hampshire, removed his apparel and urinated successful nan aisle, nan level was forced to divert to Buffalo, wherever nan 25-year-old Oregon resident was arrested upon touchdown.

Last week, a JetBlue rider seated successful Mint Class, nan carrier’s type of business class, made headlines and received an charismatic informing from nan compartment unit erstwhile he was caught allegedly pleasuring himself mid-air.

Johnson is group to make his first quality earlier a judge successful Fort Lauderdale national tribunal connected April 9.