Portland man arrested after urinating in plane aisle on flight to New Hampshire

An Oregon man exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of a plane headed to Manchester, New Hampshire, causing the plane to divert to Buffalo, New York, officials said.

The 25-year-old Portland man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight landed at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. He was released after making an initial appearance in federal court in Buffalo, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York.

The American Eagle flight departed from Buffalo shortly after the incident, according to an emailed statement from American Airlines. “We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding,” read the statement.

The man told officers he was flying from Portland to Manchester and had several whiskey and colas before boarding the flight and then more of them during a layover in Chicago and after boarding there. He said he got up to use the restroom and was coming back to his seat, but he has a medical urination problem, according to the criminal complaint.

An email seeking comment was sent to his federal public defender.

— The Associated Press