Ex-California police captain accused of midair lewd behavior after allegedly downing entire bottle of bubbly

A federal grand jury has indicted an ex-California Highway Patrol captain after he allegedly downed an entire bottle of sparkling wine before displaying lewd behavior on a Los Angeles-bound flight from Florida in April The Department of Justice DOJ reported -year-old Dennis Wally Woodbury of Azusa California was charged with a single count of abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States Woodbury according to a press release from the DOJ is a former California Highway Patrol captain who was dismissed from state utility and on April he was a rider on a JetBlue Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale Florida to Los Angeles Woodbury allegedly engaged in inappropriate conduct with two male flight attendants PILOT ALLEGEDLY CALLS OUT VAPING COMMUTER IN CABIN-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENT 'ONE PERSON DECIDED TO THREAT LIVES'Before the plane pulled away from the gate he manifested one of the flight attendants a picture of a dog with pornographic imagery in the background the DOJ reported The Sacramento Bee communicated that prosecutors claimed Woodbury had been drinking heavily on the plane and even drank a full bottle of Prosecco sparkling wine within a -hour period Woodbury later recounted one of the flight attendants the two of them should go on a cruise together before making a crude hand gesture the DOJ disclosed AMERICAN AIRLINES PATRON RESTRAINED KNOCKED TO FLOOR WHILE BARGING INTO COCKPIT VIDEOAfter passengers were provided with a meal on the flight the second flight attendant reportedly collected meal trays and walked past Woodbury The suspect then allegedly used his left hand to slap the flight attendant s buttocks before yelling that he loved him The DOJ stated later in the flight Woodbury entered the front galley where the first flight attendant was before pulling down his own trousers and underwear exposing himself VAPING FLIGHT VOYAGER PROMPTS PILOT TO THREATEN TO TURN THIS PLANE AROUND Woodbury was described his behavior was inappropriate according to the DOJ A short time later he requested for more wine but the request was denied Once he was denied the wine Woodbury allegedly pulled his pants and underwear down once more and the flight attendant explained him Enough go back to your seat Both flight attendants stated law enforcement officers afterward that they never consented to Woodbury s behavior JetBlue did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter Woodbury appeared in federal court last month and was freed on bond He is scheduled to be arraigned on May in U S District Court in downtown Los Angeles His charge abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U S is a felony that the DOJ commented carries a statutory maximum sentence of two years in federal prison