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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Former Houston-based hand surgeon sentenced for disturbance on a plane
MIAMI -- Former Houston hand surgeon Michael Brown was sentenced on Wednesday for a disturbance he had on a flight from London to Miami.
Brown pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to one count of assaulting and intimidating a flight crew member.
He will serve 30 days in a federal prison for assaulting two flight crew members. He was also fined $2,000 and will serve 2 years of supervised probation.
Brown, who initially pleaded not guilty to the charge of assaulting a flight attendant on a Jan. 2 flight from London to Miami, changed his plea to guilty.
Brown was arrested Jan. 2, accused of choking a flight attendant and threatening to strip naked on the transatlantic flight. He was released on bond to his Miami residence but was allowed non-commercial flights for purposes of litigation, business or visiting his minor children in Texas, according to court records.
In February, lawyer Robert Hantman told the Chronicle that Brown had a "negative reaction" after drinking alcohol and taking an insomnia medication on the flight.
This negative reaction led him to choke a flight attendant and threaten to strip naked, Hantman said at the time.
Original article: http://www.khou.com
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