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FDM S No . FAA-2010-062 8 CaseNo.2010WP19001 8 Hon . Ronni e A . Yode

r Testimon y o f Responden

t Responden

t respectfull

y submit s t

o thi s Cour

t the Respondent' s testimon y o f the occurrence s precedin g t o and occurrin g o n Novembe r 6,2009 . The Responden

t purchase d a'Busines s Select ' ticket fo r Southwes t

Airline s flight #304 9 t o La s Vegas , Nevada . O

n 11/06/200 9 th e Responden t reporte d a

t th e gat e fo r th e fligh t whe n the 'Busines s Select ' grou p wa s requeste d t

o board . Th

e only othe

r 'Busines s Select ' passenge

r i n lin e fo r th e flight wa s afemal

e passenge r wh o late r identifie d hersel f a s "Jamie " t

o th e Respondent . Whil e i

n lin e waitin g t

o boar d th e plane , th e femal

e passenge r bega n aconversatio n wit

h th e Respondent . I

t wa s a t thi s tim e tha

t th e Southwes t Cre w offere d aticket fo r one fre e beverag e t

o the Respondent . Th

e conversatio n mainly consiste d o f genera l pleasantries . Th e Responden

t boarde d th e plan e whe

n called an

d foun d tha t th e femal e passenge r wa s seate d on

e sea t fro mth e Respondent' s seat . Th e Responden

t requeste d apassenge r switc h seat s t o continu e th e conversatio n initiate d a t th e gat e prio r t o boardin g th e aircraft . Th

e Responden

t bega n t o convers e wit

h "Jamie " (th e female passenger ) wit h th e femal e passenge

r returnin g the conversation . Afte r th e flight wa s in th e ai

r th e Responden

t and the femal

e passenge

r bega n t o discus s variou s items . A

t approximately 3 0 minute s into the flight, th e crew initiate d beverag e service . Th e Responden

t ordere d and proceede d t

o drin k a n 'Iris h Coffee. ' Th

e femal e passenge r identifie d hersel f

a s "Jamie" , an

d tha t sh e live d around Baltimor

e wit h he r family . "Jamie " state d sh

e ha d a siste r who ha d children , an

d tha t he r parent s wer

e 'ol d fashioned ' i

n nature . "Jamie " state d he r famil y di d screen printin g fo

r advertisement s an

d tha t their majo r clien t wa s th e compan y Unde r Armor . "Jamie " als o state d sh e traine d horses , an

d sometime s dogs , fo

r shows . "Jamie " state d sh

e wa s travellin g no t

t o Las Vegas , bu

t t o California . Th

e Responden

t share d detail s o f

hi s famil y backgroun d wit

h th e femal

e passenger . A

t som e point in th e conversatio n th e Responden t asked "Jamie " i

f sh e wa s single , and "Jamie " state d tha t sh e 'ha d aboyfriend' . Th

e Responden

t asked fo r ho w long , an

d "Jamie " ha

d state d tha t they wer e datin g fo r seve n (7 ) years . Th

e Responden

t replie d tha

t he r "boyfriend Wa

s a n idiot " an d tha t "he r boyfrien d shoul d hav e asked he

r t o marr y he r b y now. " Th e conversatio n continue d fo r 1 5 or s o minute s later . "Jamie " lef t he r sea t an d use d th e forwar

d lavator y o n th e plane , leavin g anec k pillo w an d anothe r ite mo n he r seat . The Responden

t picke d u p the item s fro

mth e sea t an d hande d the

mt o "Jamie " a s she sa t down . Approximately 1 5 minute s late r th e Responden

t lef t hi s sea t t o us e th e forwar d lavatory . Afte

r returning , "Jamie " ha

d stated sh e wa s going t

o rea d abook . "Jamie " ha

d pulle d ou

t a n editio n o f

Harr y Potter , t o whic h th e responden

t an d Jami e ha d aconversatio n ove

r th e book an d it s subject

matter . A n unknown amoun

t o f tim e ha d passe d wit h no conversation . A

t som e point "Jamie " ha

d begu n t o listen t o music . A

nunknow n amoun t o f time ha d passed . The Responden

t tappe d "Jamie " o n th e shoulder , she remove d he

r earpiece , an

d th e Responde d aske d i f

h e coul d ask

he r aquestion . "Jamie " said yes , th e Responde d stated tha t he wa s going t o "us e aline " and tha t i t "coul d b e corny" . "Jamie " state d "Go Ahead " t o the Respondent . Th

e Responden

t stated "Pleas e allo w me th e pleasur e o f holdin g somethin g beautifu l today. " "Jamie " ha

d give n afacia l expressio n t o th e Responden t tha t indicate d flattery, gav e n o verba l response , stoo d u p an d walke d awa

y fro mhe r seat . Th e Responden

t remaine d i

n hi s sea t fo r som e time , an d requeste d th e flight

attendant s fo

r their assistanc e t

o spea k wit h "Jamie " again . Som e time later , th e Responden t walke d t o th e fron t o f th e cabin t o spea k wit h th e flight attendants , th e flight

attendant s calle d agentlema n ove r t o spea k wit h th e Respondent . The Responden

t aske d fo r th e gentleman' s assistance , t o which th e Responden

t receive d no answer . The Responden t walked t o retur n t o the cabin , whe

n th e gentlema

n grabbed th e Respondent' s ar

man d place d ahandcuf

f around on

e o f the Respondent' s wrists . Th e responden t requeste d th e assistanc e o

f th e passenger s o

n boar d th e plane . The gentlema

n then proceede d t

o cuf f th e Respondent' s wrist s behind hi s back , throwin g th e Responden t face dow n acros s aro w o f

seat s i n th e fi-ont

o f th e plane . Th

e Responden

t di d no t give an y struggl e t o th e gentleman , late r identifie d as a

n off-dut y FB I Agent . Respectfull

y Sxj^itted . Jria n iCi-WSlaes a Responden

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A 2010 9 (570 ) 778-133 5 Date d Novembe

r 15 , 201 0