Case No.
ADAU AKUI ATEM MORNYANG,
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T; CRINIINAL COMPLAINT
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On or abo tha~date of ~anuary 21, 2019,in the county of Los Angeles in the Central District of California, the
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defendants) violated:
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City and state: Los Angeles, California Hon. Michael R. Wilner, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Printed name and title
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follows:
I. PURPOSE OF AFFIDAVIT
2-.: The facts set forth in this affidavit are based upon
R.G. on his right cheek - with her left hand. R.G. placed
empty red wine bottle at'her seat. R.G. and another flight
her seat.
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10. R.G. told SA Murphy that R.G. walked to row 35, where
help with and explained that she needed to quiet down because
said that she did not care and that she is a strong black woman.
to any of the white passengers, and MORNYANG said that R.G. and
other flight attendants were singling her out because they are
all white.
to phone the cockpit and alert the captain about the situation,
but R.G. was unable to reach the captain. R.G. went up the
stairs to the crew rest compartment, woke the flight purser, and
informed him of the situation. When R.G. walked back down the
stairs into the rear galley, MORNYANG was standing in the rear
not comply.
35, she refused to take her seat. MORNYANG removed her socks
backwards and reached row 33. MORNYANG yelled at R.G. and shook
MORNYANG's arms to her sides and clasped his hands behind her
back to prevent her from moving her arms. R.G. placed MORNYANG
Fong and FAM Jason Jay approached MORNYANG at this point. FAM
their badges. FAM Fong and FAM Jay escorted MORNYANG to the.
18. FAM Fong told TFO Llamas that MORNYANG was seated in
the jump seat for approximately one hour when she asked to use
the restroom. FAM Fong and FAM Jay escorted her to the restroom
also in the area. FAM Fong and FAM Jay left the door cracked
demanded that FAM Fong and FAM Jay completely close the door:
19. FAM Fong told TFQ' Llamas that MORNYANG remained in the:
as MORNYANG left the bathroom, her body went limp and she
dropped to the floor. FAM Jay reached out and grabbed onto
they were carrying MORNYANG toward the last row of the aircraft,
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MORNYANG was able to free one of her legs and kicked FAM
behavior was the most severe he has encountered in his ten years
as a FAM.
R.G. stated that the flight crew was unable to use the rear
galley for hours while MORNYANG was restrained in the jump seat.
before landing at LAX, the flight crew had the FAMs move
MORNYANG out of the rear galley so that they could conduct the
second meal service and prepare for landing. The flight crew
2019.
V. CONCLUSION
with Flight Crew Members and Attendants) and Title 18, United
Billy L. Moffett,
FBI Task Force Officer