"At the request of officers, a male suspect and a female victim left the aircraft. Additional questioning revealed the suspect had grabbed the victim by the throat and made threats against her," the Police shared with E! News. "Suspect James Marchese was arrested and transported to LAPD Pacific Division where he was booked." Jim was then charged with felony domestic violence on $50,000 bail.
TMZ reported that his wife, Amber, immediately bailed him out. Outside the jail, Marchese claimed it was only a total misunderstanding. Sources close to the case tells the site that the Los Angeles City Attorney is set to conduct an informal office hearing that will counsel the couple and help them sort things out to make sure incidents like that of the flight altercation will not happen again.
Jim reportedly promised to press charges against the airline and file litigation. "We were all [sleeping?] and having a good time on the plane and I guess Virgin Atlantic wants to take care of my kids' scholarship fund," said Marchese.
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