Minnesota woman faces federal charges for assaulting flight crew member

GRAND FORKS N D A Bemidji Minn woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for interference with flight crew members and attendants after an happening on an Allegiant Air flight in January Court documents show that Jody Sherry-Berg was arrested in Minnesota on Tuesday on a warrant from North Dakota She was disclosed on a personal recognizance bond after a court appearance She is scheduled to be arraigned on April in Grand Forks The indictment unsealed Wednesday alleges Sherry-Berg did knowingly interfere with the performance of the duties of J M a flight crew member or flight attendant by assaulting and intimidating J M by grabbing J M s genitals on a flight from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas to Grand Forks International Airport on Jan Initially Sherry-Berg was charged in state court with providing false information to law enforcement after she allegedly gave a false name to Grand Forks police officers responding to the summary of the assault Those charges were dismissed on April following the federal indictment A message left for Sherry-Berg was not forthwith returned Wednesday Related Articles St Paul to begin street sweeping Monday Here s what you need to know MnDOT announces state construction projects St Paul Businesses concerned with early start on Arcade Street closures Rider flight to MSP and Air Force jet diverted from prospective collision at DC airport St Paul-to-Chicago Amtrak Borealis sidelined by corrosion