WCCO EYE4 LOGO WCCO Radio

Latest News

Man Appears In Court In Airplane Toddler Slap Case

View Comments
Joe Hundley (credit: Kootenai County Sheriff)

Joe Hundley (credit: Kootenai County Sheriff)

Today's Most Popular Video
Georgia Is Our Pet Guest Of The Week! Gov. Dayton Addresses Peter Hobart Students Morgan Freeman Snoozes During Press Interviews Viewers` Choice: Best Playground Prince Drops Ticket Prices To Myth Shows

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight has made an initial appearance in federal court.

Joe Rickey Hundley surrendered to federal agents Tuesday morning and then stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mikel H. Williams via video at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, was released by the magistrate on $10,000 bond.

As conditions of his release, the 60-year-old cannot drink alcohol or possess firearms and must surrender his passport. He cannot travel outside of Idaho, eastern Washington state, or the northern district of Georgia, where the case will be tried.

Hundley is accused of slapping the 19-month-old boy during a Feb. 8 flight. Hundley has been charged in Atlanta with simple assault. His attorney says he will plead not guilty.

(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View Comments
blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Mobile Weather Watcher

Follow CBS Minnesota

Like us on foursquare
wccoradio podcastbanner3 WCCO Radio

Meet WCCO-TV’s Anchors

Amelia Santaniello Frank Vascellaro Chris Shaffer Mark Rosen

TV Schedule

Full Program Grid
7:00 PM The Mentalist
8:00 PM 48 Hours
9:00 PM 48 Hours
10:00 PM WCCO 4 News at Ten
10:35 PM Storm Stories
11:05 PM Life to the Max
11:35 PM CSI: Miami