Man Slaps 19-month old on Delta Flight and Calls Him The N-Word

[RyFo18]

Joe Rickey Hundley, AGC Aerospace & Defense ex-worker, turns himself in after Delta flight debacle
Posted: 02/20/2013

By: CNN Staff
An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight turned himself in to authorities Tuesday.

Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, surrendered in that state, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta. He was charged with assaulting a minor, stemming from a February 8 incident aboard the Delta flight to Atlanta.

Hundley was released on bail.

His attorney, Marcia Shein, has said her client is being unfairly portrayed.

"This has escalated into a racist issue and I want to be clear he is not a racist," Shein said.

She also said that Hundley is dealing with unspecified issues.

According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta last week, the boy's mother, Jessica Bennett, 33, of Minnesota and her son were seated in Row 28, Seat B on Delta Flight 721 that originated in Minneapolis.

She spent part of the flight in the rear of the plane to get away from Hundley, who she said smelled like alcohol and was slurring his speech, according to John Thompson, the attorney for the child's family.

As the plane began its descent into Atlanta, the boy began to cry because of the altitude change and his mother tried to soothe him.

Hundley, who was seated next to the mother and son, allegedly told her to "shut that (N-word) baby up."

Hundley then turned around and slapped the child in the face with an open hand, which caused him to scream even louder, an FBI affidavit said.

The boy suffered a scratch below his right eye.

Other passengers on the plane assisted Bennett, and one of them heard the slur and witnessed the alleged assault, the affidavit said.

Shein said that even if her client did use the slur, it does not make him a racist.

CNN's MaryLynn Ryan, Ric Ward and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.

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[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

At what point did I shift the blame? You can't hit a baby under any circumstances.

Yeah, you're just saying the mother was a terrible parent.

[Chief_For_Life58]

"shut that (N-word) baby up."

hahaha

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

So they should just omit the n-word part of the story???

the whole article is framed around it. It's not what's important.

[gblowfish]

When the lawyer says "my client is not a racist" that means "he's a racist."

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

the whole article is framed around it. It's not what's important.

Oh just shut the **** up.

It is absolutely part of the story and a major one.

Here:

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Not all of us racists hit babies! Don't lump us together!

There. Fixed it for you.

[Goldmember]

Isn't the crying baby situation #9 on the list of 1,001 Excellent Uses for Duct Tape?

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

the whole article is framed around it. It's not what's important.

Reads like they treat the slur and slap hand-in-hand. The only person framing it into a (non)racial issue is the defendant's attorney.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Oh just shut the **** up.

It is absolutely part of the story and a major one.

Here:



There. Fixed it for you.

Please don't every do that again. I don't mind if its funny, that's not funny. If you want to shit talk me, cool. That's part of the membership, but making it look like I posted that is not cool.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

Reads like they treat the slur and slap hand-in-hand. The only person framing it into a (non)racial issue is the defendant's attorney.

Yeah. I guess you're right. Ultimately, I am floored that someone would do that.

[Bowser]

In other recent news, I hear that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria has been assassinated. Could lead to trouble in Europe.

[Deberg_1990]

If your not a racist, why would you ever say something like "shut that n-word baby up" ?

[Chief_For_Life58]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

If your not a racist, why would you ever say something like "shut that n-word baby up" ?

its really fun to say. just say it out loud. it rolls off your tongue

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

This is how ****ed up we are....

The guy slapped a baby and we're really concerned about what he said when he did.

I don't want to be on this planet anymore.

Did this really happen? I don't know how anybody can look at any piece of the story and not think this guy is an absolute monster.

Oh and one year max for prison? Are you ****ing kidding me? This isn't simple assault. This is child abuse.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

I touch penises all day long.

Jeez, dude.

[Chief_For_Life58]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Broncos have the worst fan base in the entire nfl and we all like to touch penis.

youre right man all you bronco fans really do suck