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Article: Terrence Howard Jailed For Alleged Assault Of Flight Attendant On Plane.(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- September 11, 2000
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Terrence Howard, who won fame for his role on the TV sitcom "Sparks," recently spent a night in jail after a flight attendant accused him of assaulting her so that he could take his 3-year-old daughter to the bathroom.
Continental Airlines attendant Meredith Hughes, 23, told police she was trying to coax Howard back to his seat because the seat-belt sign was on. Howard, according to Lt. Sharon McKay, grabbed her wrist and tried to push her.
Howard said the attendant told him to sit down and he did. By the time the seat-belt sign was turned off, the child had wet herself, the actor said. He took her to the restroom and cleaned her up.
When the ...