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Article: Seattle-bound flight diverted to Pittsburgh after air marshals handcuff alleged groper
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- January 1, 2008
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Federal air marshals charged a man with groping a female passenger aboard a United Airlines flight that the pilot diverted because of the disturbance.
Michael Lamar Holland, 46, appeared before a magistrate on Monday on a charge of abusive sexual contact, according to Ted Hresko, special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh air marshals' office.
Holland had been chatting with a 39-year-old woman Sunday on United Flight 917, which was bound for Seattle from Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C., he said.
"The next thing you know, he's groping her," Hresko said. "The flight attendants asked our (air marshals) to get involved."
A witness ...