Plane diverted to Buffalo airport after man urinates in aisle during flight

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A flight from Oregon to New Hampshire was diverted to Buffalo after a man was accused of urinating on the plane.

Federal prosecutors say the alleged incident occurred Wednesday, when “a report was made by an American Airlines flight that a man exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the aircraft while the aircraft was in flight.”

Once on the ground, Neil McCarthy, a 25-year-old man from Oregon, was arrested and escorted off the plane. He was charged with indecent exposure and now faces up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

McCarthy appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon and was later released.