- A U.S. man is facing charges of assaulting a sleeping passenger.
- The attack happened on flight UA2247.
- He physically attacked a sleeping male passenger by punching him.
A man in the U.S. is facing criminal charges for assaulting a sleeping passenger on a United Airlines flight. According to The New Zealand Herald, the incident was described as a random and brutal attack.
According to a lawsuit filed by the FBI in Virginia, the attack happened on flight UA2247, which was traveling from San Francisco to Dulles International Airport on October 28, 2024. Two hours into the flight, Everett Chad Nelson, a Florida resident, went to the bathroom. On his way back to his seat, he unexpectedly assaulted a 44-year-old man who was sleeping.



















