Man Charged with Assault On Flight Waives Hearing ; Jeffrey Skeggs' Attorney and the Prosecutor Are Working On a Resolution to the Federal Case.

Portland Press Herald › December 30, 2008

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A Portland man who is charged in federal court with assaulting a flight attendant earlier this month has waived his right to a probable-cause hearing as his attorney and an assistant U.S. attorney negotiate a resolution to the case.

Jeffrey Skeggs, 57, allegedly hit a female attendant in the face after she asked him to sit down during the last minutes of a flight Dec. 4 from Newark to the Portland International Jetport. Skeggs denies striking the woman. In court documents, he says he simply waved his hand at Catherine Lopez after she asked him to return to his seat.

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Man Charged with Assault On Flight Waives Hearing ; Jeffrey Skeggs' Attorney and the Prosecutor Are Working On a Resolution to the Federal Case.

Skeggs was scheduled to appear in court today for a hearing at which the government would have had to present sufficient evidence to convince the judge that...

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