U.S. Marshal ARRESTED In U.K.

According to the New York Post, a deputy U.S. Marshal was arrested by U.K. police on Tuesday after reportedly being disruptive and sexually abusing a woman on a Delta Airlines trip from New York to London.

The deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly  “exhibited inappropriate behavior” while drinking on a flight that was heading towards Heathrow Airport on Wednesday.

U.S. Marshal Michael Brereton, 39,  was detained on suspicion of sexual assault after employees from Delta reported that a “passenger was disruptive and had sexually assaulted other passengers and crew.”

The Marshals Service, in a statement, shared,  “The alleged actions of the employees do not reflect the professionalism of the thousands of employees of the USMS or its core values.”

A deputy U.S. marshal traveling to London to help extradite a criminal defendant has been taken into custody by British authorities after he was accused of sexually abusing a female passenger on a Delta Airlines flight, four law enforcement officials say. https://t.co/RXNRcDUtsn

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 7, 2023

Per The Associated Press:

A deputy U.S. Marshal was charged in the United Kingdom on Thursday with entering an aircraft while drunk, after being arrested on allegations of misconduct aboard a flight from New York, London police said.

Michael Brereton, 39, was arrested when he landed at Heathrow Airport. The flight crew had contacted officers to report onboard disruptions from the federal agent, London police said in a statement. He is expected to appear in court Friday.

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No court representative was immediately available for him, and a relative declined to comment when reached by phone. The Associated Press left an email message for the union that represents deputies.

The Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement that flight crew members reported that the marshal “was disruptive and had sexually assaulted other passengers and crew.” No sexual assault charges have been filed. The British offense of sexual assault is one person intentionally touching another with any body part or an object, without their consent.

Another deputy also aboard the plane was briefly detained but has since been released and returned. The two deputies were aboard the flight to transport a suspect back to the U.S., a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly detail the ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

A deputy U.S. marshal was arrested in the U.K. this week after allegedly sexually abusing a woman on board a flight from New York to London, authorities say. https://t.co/QPx03Jg8sH

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 7, 2023

Here’s what The New York Post reported:

A deputy US Marshal was detained by UK police Tuesday after he allegedly became disruptive and sexually abused a woman during a Delta Airlines flight from JFK Airport to London, according to authorities and a report.

The federal law enforcement officer “exhibited inappropriate behavior” while drunk on the flight that landed at Heathrow Airport Wednesday morning, the US Marshal’s Service said in a statement to The Post.

The deputy, 39, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after staff told authorities that a “passenger was disruptive and had sexually assaulted other passengers and crew,” Metro Police in London said in a statement.

The US Marshals Service said it would cooperate with UK law enforcement officials as their investigation continues.

“The U.S. Marshals Service takes seriously any allegations of misconduct by its employees,” the Marshals Service said. “The alleged actions of the employees do not reflect the professionalism of the thousands of employees of the USMS or its core values.”

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