Three women charged for allegedly assaulting Delta Airlines employees

Three women from Long Island, New York, are facing federal charges for allegedly kicking and punching Delta Airlines employees after they weren't allowed to board a flight, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Thursday. The alleged assault could land the women in prison for up to ten years. 

On September 22, Jordan Nixon, 21, Janessa Torres, 21, and Johara Zavala, 44, arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, prosecutors said. Their morning flight was delayed for more than four hours, and during that time the women allegedly ordered nine alcoholic drinks, according to a letter U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace sent U.S. Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on Thursday requesting bail conditions. 

Upon arriving to their gate, agents reported that Zavala "was having difficulty walking" and Nixon smelled of alcohol, Breon's letter said. "The defendants were belligerent, with one appearing to be visibly disoriented and possibly intoxicated, and another who was refusing to properly wear her mask," the indictment read.