Overview

• A mother alerted a JetBlue flight attendant on July 19 that her children had witnessed the pair engaging in sexual acts mid-flight from JFK to Sarasota
• The attendant confirmed Trista L. Reilly’s “up-and-down movements” with Christopher D. Arnold after the complaint and involved law enforcement
• Reilly, 43, and Arnold, 42, were arrested upon landing and each charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition in the presence of minors
• The couple was released without bail on July 21 and ordered back for arraignment on August 15 in Sarasota County court
• JetBlue condemned the conduct as unacceptable, pledged full cooperation with authorities and has permanently barred the couple from flying its routes