Drunk Texas Student Disrupts Transatlantic Flight After Girlfriend Dumps Him Via Text

Photo: Metropolitan Police

Along the way the pilot emptied 20 tons of fuel into the Atlantic Ocean to make for a safer landing so soon after takeoff, reports theDallas Morning News.

The Fort Worth resident pleaded guilty on Dec. 24 to one count of being drunk aboard an aircraft, one count of using threatening, abusive or insulting words toward the cabin crew, and three counts of common assault, police said.

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Last Wednesday he was sentenced to six months in jail for his actions, PEOPLE confirms with the Metropolitan Police.

“Whether you were drunk when you boarded the plane or you became drunk doesn’t matter,” the judge said, according to the newspaper. “You assaulted a woman for no reason at all.”

source: people.com