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– A California woman faces two criminal charges after punching a flight attendant, who was left bleeding with three broken teeth. Antelope’s Vyvianna Quinonez is charged with assault that caused grievous bodily harm and interfering with a flight crew – which could lead to up to 20 years in prison – after a Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to in San Diego on May 23rd. the flight attendant, identified as “SL,” had instructed 28-year-old Quinonez to “fasten his seat belt and hold the tray table” and to “wear the mask properly,” according to the document. load, seconds Sacramento Bee.
Quinonez refused and then pushed the woman, according to the document. A video filmed by another passenger, obtained by Bee in May, he then shows a female police officer identified as Quinonez – with a mask covering his mouth but not his nose – standing up and throwing several punches, hitting the flight attendant in the cheek. Then a man jumped between the two women as blood was seen gushing from a cut located under the flight attendant’s eye. The cut required four points, according to the presentation. In addition, it is added that three of the woman’s teeth were broken, two of which had to be replaced by crowns.
The passenger who filmed the video and shared it with law enforcement said so Bee the couple had been arguing throughout the flight. He described the flight attendant as “very rude and unprofessional” and said he had heard the passenger tell the flight attendant not to touch her three times, by KTXL. His video begins with a woman sitting next to Quinonez telling the flight attendant, “We’ll sue you.” Quinonez told authorities he had acted in self-defense. He is due to appear in San Diego court on Sept. 17. He also faces charges before a state court, where he is due to appear on Sept. 10, according to the AP. (Read more assault stories.)