FBI: Man-slapped-crying-2-year-old-on-delta

[mfcorey1]

By Christopher Seward
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Delta Air Lines passenger faces a federal assault charge after allegedly slapping a fellow traveler’s crying 2-year-old son to quiet the child as their flight arrived in Atlanta, according to an FBI affidavit.
Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, was on Flight 721 from Minneapolis, Minn., to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Feb. 8 and sitting next to Jessica Bennett of Minneapolis when her son began crying from the change in cabin pressure as the plane descended, Bennett told FBI Special Agent Daron Cheney in the Feb. 12 affidavit.
Bennett said she was trying to get the child to stop crying, but he continued. “According to Ms. Bennett, a male passenger next to her in Row 28, Seat A, later identified as Joe Rickey Hundley, told her to shut that” [racial slur] “baby up. Ms. Bennett stated that Joe Rickey Hundley then turned around and slapped [JS] in the face with an open hand, which caused the juvenile victim to scream even louder.”
Efforts were made Friday to reach Hundley for comment. In an interview with The Smoking Gun website, which first reported the incident, Hundley denied striking the child or using a racial slur.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/fbi-man-slapped-crying-2-year-old-on-delta-flight/nWQQz/

[geek tragedy]

1. A miscreant and a moron.

Not only does he commit an abhorrent act, he does it on a plane, triggering federal criminal jurisdiction.

Buh-bye, loserboy.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Yep. Have fun in the federal slammer.

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Because nothing stops a crying 2-year-old like slapping him

[lapislzi]

3. Easy enough to check his alcohol consumption

Airlines don't accept cash any more. There will be electronic records of his drink purchases.

[snagglepuss]

4. Here's a photo of the creep and the child.

Hundley has other assault charges.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/baby-slapped-on-plane-571923

[Cali_Democrat]

7. So the guy told the mother to “shut that nigger baby up”

So in addition to being a felon, he's also a racist bigot. A Republican no doubt.

Something tells me he didn't vote for Obama. Call it a hunch.

[kestrel91316]

18. He's from ID and runs a business and doesn't handle alcohol well. My guess is he's

a True Believing Mormon on the outside and not so much on the inside. And definitely a Republican.

[Cali_Democrat]

19. Looks like he's got Republican connections:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2382587

[BainsBane]

28. why do people love to write that word?

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Ohhhh...the N word ....THAT puts the story into much more perspective.

Wonder if they can call his assault a hate crime...

[lpbk2713]

5. Who the fug does he think he is?

That asshole 's awful damn lucky someone didn't jump up and turn him into a greasy spot on the carpet.

[libodem]

11. Hayden Lake is in Northern Idaho

Which has always been a hotbed of, White Supremist Skinhead jackbooted thug, ignorance. It is not far from where the Citadel, gated community, is planned.


Shudder.

[customerserviceguy]

22. Yeah, I knew where Hayden Lake is, too.

Not as much Mormon influence up on the panhandle as there is in the southern part of the state.

[libodem]

42. Notice

Mark Furman, fled straight up to that area. Joe Arpagio, would fit right in. Racists are the pond scum of the planet.

[rapmanej]

43. Yep.

Hayden Lake is the town where the old Aryan Nations compound sat. The case against Richard Butler dealt a big blow when they had to give up the compound.

But nobody remembers the biggest blow shortly after: Richard Butler was caught parading his antisemitic and racist garbage with a new follower, identified as Bianca Trump, a former porn star known well for her interracial scenes.

[tblue37]

16. From the article: The Smoking Gun identified Hundley as president of an aircraft parts manufacturer

[PDJane]

6. This stuff is getting more and more evident,

And the people who do this stuff seem to think they can do it with impunity. I hope they jail the man for assault...and throw in hate crimes, if they can.

This will continue as long as all the money flows to the top, by the way. That is one of the biggest problems; forcing companies to pay their staff and taxing for offshore manufactories might help.

[joeybee12]

9. That guy's name reeks of alcoholism and redneck...

What scum.

[Starry Messenger]

10. What a pig!

[NightWatcher]

12. Travel tip: if you fly with a kid, make sure they drink or suck on a pacifier

during take off and landing. Sipping from a cup or straw works best and will relieve the pressure which causes the pain.

If anyone touches my child, I'm going to be on the news that night next to the headline, "parent kills...."

[Skittles]

38. I travel with a pair of 50 cent foam earplugs

works like a charm against passengers acting like assholes and babies/toddlers acting normal

[Initech]

14. What a piece of crap. I hope he likes prison.

[customerserviceguy]

24. I doubt that he's going to get any incarceration time

But I'd bet lawyers are lining up for a sizable personal damages claim by the mother, they know that he'll settle for big bucks out of court.

[tblue37]

15. Sounds like a republican for sure:

"The Smoking Gun identified Hundley as president of an aircraft parts manufacturer headquartered in Hayden."

[City Lights]

17. Toss him in the cargo hold next time!

Jerk.

[csziggy]

40. Better yet - put him on the no fly list

If he can't control himself for a few minutes while the plane is landing, he is too dangerous to allow to fly. He can fly chartered flights or just stay home.

[frylock]

20. joe rickey. doesn't get more hillbilly than that.

editing to say white trash. leaving original comment because I own it.

[CBGLuthier]

26. I come from a family of hillbillies. We don't slap other people's children

and call them racial slurs.

I really love when someone disparages a bigot with even more bigotry.

[frylock]

31. my apologies

[PD Turk]

21. Disgusting

it's a damn shame the aircraft's doors can't be opened in flight

[obamanut2012]

23. What a sociopathic jerk

[riverbendviewgal]

33. and a racist milita guy

He should get jail. and she should sue the pants off him.

[trueblue2007]

25. horrible man!! what a monster. IN JAIL NOW!!!

6 YEARS ... in jail. not a TV in every cell jail.

in a BREAD & WATER type jail

[spanone]

27. PROSECUTE.

[Ikonoklast]

29. Drunken racist felon child abuser.

I'd like to see him hit one of mine.

[mountain grammy]

30. I hope this woman gets a million $ settlement from this creep.

[TeamPooka]

32. He's been downgraded to No Class. or He went from the SkyMall to the SkyJail.

[Number23]

34. A screaming baby would be nothing, absolutely NOTHING compared to what I would have done to him

if he had touched my child.

After Hundley hit the child, Agent Cheney reported, Bennett received assistance from several other passengers, including Todd Wooten,

Glad to see that others came to the mother's aid. This asshole needs to go to jail and then be banned from flying for the rest of his life whenever he gets out.

[longship]

35. Sir, this is a parachute. Please follow me to the exit. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

36. Upon reaching the exit, "Sir, this parachute is for human beings...". *shove*

"aaeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" *splat*

[hedda_foil]

37. What an adorable baby. That asshole could easily have caused traumatic brain injury.

[Catherine Vincent]

39. reposted from other thread...

Oh my God...this is unbelievable!

What the hell is wrong with that racist fool? If this did happen, they should lock this sorry racist bastid up and throw away the key. If this had happened to my child, there is no way, this man would have been able to walk off that plane without a limp.

[KingFlorez]

41. I hope somebody slaps him so he gets a dose of his own medicine

What kind of person slaps a 2 year old? You have to all kinds of rotten to do that.