A man is out of a job after he was charged with slapping a toddler on a flight earlier this month.
Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden, Idaho, is no longer employed at AGC Aerospace and Defense, Composites Group, a spokesman for the company confirmed Sunday night.
A statement issued by Al Haase, president and CEO of AGC, called Mr. Hundley’s actions “offensive and disturbing,” though the CEO did not name him and did not specify if he resigned or was fired.
Mr. Hundley was charged in Atlanta for simple assault for allegedly slapping the 19-month-old boy during the Delta Air Lines flight.
The boy’s mother, Jessica Bennett, told the FBI their Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight was on final descent when the boy started to cry due to the altitude change. Mr. Hundley “told her to shut that [N-word] baby up,” FBI special agent Daron Cheney said in a sworn statement, according to the Associated Press.
Mrs. Bennett said the man then slapped her son in the face, scratching him below his right eye.
Mr. Hundley’s attorney, Marcia Shein, said he will plead not guilty. The charge carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail.
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Jessica Chasmar is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times. Previously, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times’ digital aggregation product, Times247. She can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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