A Southwest flight made an emergency landing after a man reportedly wouldn't stop touching a female passenger against her will

A Southwest flight was forced to make an emergency landing inAlbuquerque after a man reportedly tried to touch a female passenger against her will and yelled at the flight crew.A filing with the district court inAlbuquerque said thatJustin Riley Brafford touched her leg and tried to play "footsie" with her, and followed her when she moved seat.He then went from"zero to sixty in nano-seconds," the filing said, and yelled at a flight attendant.The pilot then made an emergency landing, and Brafford remains in federal custody in New Mexico.A Southwest flight made an emergency landing on Tuesday after a man reportedly wouldn't stop touching a female passenger against her will and yelled at the crew after she was moved seats.The man, identified asJustin Riley Brafford, 29, played an unwanted game of "footsie" with the female passenger next to him and put his arm on her leg as flight 859 readied for takeoff,theDallas Morning News reported, citinga criminal complaint filed in US District Court in Albuquerque.The complaint said the woman told Brafford to stop but that he respondedto her by whispering "dont [expletive] with me."The crew moved the woman, but Brafford tried to bring her a drink, the complaint said.A flight attendant spoke to him, causing him to go from"zero to sixty in nano-seconds" and starting to yell at theflight attendant, according to the filing.The pilot was notified of the incident and made an emergency landing in Albuquerque.Brafford allegedly told authorities that he and the woman were watching videos on her computer and he believed she was flirting with him. The Morning News reported that headmitted to using methamphetamines the day before the flight and overdosing on heroin Saturday.Brafford, 29, is in federal custody in New Mexico and faces felony interference with a flight crew and a misdemeanor assault charge, according to the newspaper. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: This van transforms into the ultimate adventure vehicle
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