Air rage lands hockey player in jail.

Having worked in and around airports with the TSA for four years I personally could never understand why people get stupid and snap at the airport or on a flight. Let me just say that it is not a smart thing to do and I would recommend against acting up at an airport, especially at the airport security check point. The Federal Government does not have a sense of humor for people that get stupid at the airport. As you can see in this case the federal courts are not going to play around with you and this guy probably has landed himself on the airport watch list for a very long time, which will only make him ever madder; can you say the full grope is coming for him the next time he flies. What a moron, couldn't wait till he landed before he had another drink.

Also; after 9/11 if someone stands up and acts like an ass or makes a move towards the cockpit the passenger are not going to to sit idly by while some deranged moron goes off, he is going to be slammed, restrained and knocked upside the head.

Airline rampage nets Canadian hockey player a year in jail
Monday, July 28, 2008
A Toronto-born hockey player who slapped a flight attendant, head-butted a passenger and exposed himself on an American Airlines flight was sentenced Monday to one year and a day in prison.

David Cornacchia, 27, who plays for the Florida Everblades in Fort Myers, Fla., will also be under supervised release for three years, including substance abuse and anger management programs, and must pay a $4,000 US fine.

Before sentencing in the federal courthouse in Fort Myers, the prosecutor read out details of what the defenceman did on Dec. 27, 2007 while flying to Dallas from his home in Toronto to join his team for a game in Texas.

According to court documents, the player became angry with a flight attendant after he was refused a third alcoholic drink. Cornacchia slapped the male flight attendant with an open hand.

Cornacchia began cursing at other passengers and exposed himself to them, according to an affidavit. Flight attendants and an assisting passenger then secured Cornacchia's hands behind his back with plastic restraints and belted him into a seat. Cornacchia head-butted the passenger who was helping restrain him.

The pilot declared an on-board emergency and was granted a direct approach to Dallas-Fort Worth airport, where the player was arrested.

Cornacchia's lawyer, Michael Hornung, said he had been hoping for a sentence of probation without jail time.

According to a hockey website, Cornacchia has played minor professional hockey for the past seven years. Before that, he played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1997 to 2001, spending time with the Sudbury Wolves, the Sarnia Sting and the Belleville Bulls.