Virginia man charged with assault after allegedly hitting wife who received a first-class flight upgrade, FBI says

A man flying from Seattle to Anchorage has been arrested for allegedly hitting his wife after she received an upgrade to sit in first class, court documents reveal.

Roger Allan Holmberg Sr. was flying with his wife, who has not been named, on an Alaska Airlines flight on July 2, according to an affidavit by a special agent with the FBI's Anchorage Field Office. The couple from the Williamsburg, Virginia area were flying to Anchorage for an event related to his ministry, according to WAVY-TV, which reported that Holmberg is a pastor and gospel singer. 

Witnesses recalled multiple incidents between Holmberg and his wife. One witness, identified in documents as "MC," said that Holmberg first asked his wife "How the hell did you get the upgrade?" His wife said that her membership status with the airline was the cause of the upgrade, and told Holmberg not to "speak to (her) like that," the affidavit says. In a second incident, Holmberg allegedly handed his wife his phone, told her to read something on the screen, and then gave her the finger.