ATLANTA -- An Idaho businessman is charged with assaulting a child under the age of 16 after he was accused of slapping a crying toddler on an airplane.
According to a Federal Criminal Complaint obtained by 11Alive News the incident happened on February 8, 2013 on Delta Flight 721 from Minneapolis to Atlanta.
Joe Rickey Hundley, age 60, from Hayden, Idaho is charged with slapping the two year old boy.
According to the complaint Jessica Bennett, 33, from Minnesota told an FBI agent she and her two year old son were seated in row 28, seat B. The aircraft was in final descent into Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport when the boy started crying due to altitude change.
"Ms. Bennett stated that she was trying to get (son) to stop crying, but he continued," the complaint said. "According to Ms. Bennett, a male passenger seated next to her in row 28, seat A, later identified as Joe Rickey Hundley, told her to shut that (racial slur) baby up. Ms. Bennett stated that Joe Rickey Hundley then turned around and slapped (her son) in the face with an open hand."
Bennett claimed Hundley's slap caused a scratch below her son's right eye.
According to The Smoking Gun, which broke the story, Hundley is the President of an aircraft parts manufacturer in Idaho, and he denied striking the child or using a racial slur.
But according to the complaint Bennett received assistance from several people on the plane, including passenger Todd Wooten. "Mr. Wooten was seated in row 16, seat C, and heard derogatory language coming from the rear of the aircraft," the complaint said. "According to Mr. Wooten, he saw Joe Rickey Hundley strike (the boy)."
Bennett told The Smoking Gun that she believed Hundley was intoxicated when he boarded the plane, adding that he "reeked of alcohol" and was "stumbling and wasted."
Hundley's Decatur Attorney said she is sure both parties are very nice people. "We want the case to move along as it's supposed to," said Attorney Marcia Shein. "We hope it will resolve itself."
11 Alive tried unsuccessfully to contact both Hundley and Bennett. The US Attorney's in Atlanta is waiting for Hundley to turn himself in. His attorney said he is in Washington, DC on business.
Unitech, the aerospace and defense company Hundley works for posted a statement on their website:
"We understand that authorities are investigating the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel. The allegations are disturbing and are contradictory to our values."
"We are taking this matter seriously. In accordance with our company's personal conduct policy, we have suspended the employee pending investigation."
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