The FBI says a Florida man that is accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a Delta Airlines flight from Seattle to Beijing Thursday night will appear in federal court Friday.
The 23-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was in the first class section when he attacked the flight attendant about 45 minutes into the flight.
Perry Cooper, a spokesman for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, says the flight attendant and another passenger were transported to Highline Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Ayn Dietrich, an FBI spokeswoman, says the investigation is ongoing and more details about the incident will be provided in the charges announced at the man's initial appearance in federal court at 2 p.m. Friday in Seattle.