Overview
- Authorities say Port Authority officers detained Blair after a disturbance on a Delta flight and that she was taken to Jamaica Hospital for evaluation following the Oct. 11 incident.
- Queens prosecutors charged Blair with two counts of second‑degree assault related to alleged attacks on a Port Authority officer and a nurse, and she pleaded not guilty after posting bail with a next court date set for January 19, 2027.
- The FBI has opened a separate investigation into alleged assaults aboard the aircraft because federal law covers attacks that occur on planes.
- Blair and her lawyers say the episode was a medical emergency linked to her multiple sclerosis, missed doses of strong neurological medication, exhaustion and a possible head injury, and they dispute some early police accounts of what happened on the flight.
- In an emotional Instagram video, Blair apologized to people she said she hurt or frightened, said she did not intend to harm anyone, and said she will focus on her health and her son as the parallel criminal and federal processes continue.