A US marshal was arrested in the United Kingdom after being accused
of sexually abusing a woman during a Delta flight to London.
The 39 year old federal marshal and another deputy were
on a Delta flight from New York City's JFK airport.
They were assigned to extradite a criminal defendant wanted in Brooklyn.
Sources reported that the woman informed the flight
crew that she had been inappropriately touched.
A
Delta Airlines spokesperson said the flight was
met by UK law enforcement upon landing
and the airline was cooperating with authorities. A
US Marshals service spokesman said they were aware that the officer
quote exhibited inappropriate behavior while intoxicated on an inbound flight.
The US marshal was taken into custody.
No names have been released and the second marshal
was scheduled to return to New York last night
without any charges.