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Jet Blue Pilots Charged In Broward Cabbie Attack
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MIAMI (CBS4) ― Ft. Lauderdale police have arrested a pair of Jet Blue pilots in connection with an attack on a Miami cab driver last August.
William Hart Smith and Brad Leopard, both pilots and flight instructors for the New Your-based airline, have been charged with felony battery and theft in connection with the assault on cabbie Juan Martin.
Police said the incident happened August 12th, when Martin picked up a fare around 3 a.m. at the Solid Gold club on Oakland Park Boulevard in Oakland Park. Martin told CBS4 Reporter Peter D'Oench when they the got in his cab, Smith, Leopard and a third man asked to be taken to a Subway shop.
When they arrived, instead of paying the $9 fare the police report states the men objected to the price and argued with the driver. The arrest form said the men left the cab and started to walk away. Martin said when he got out of the car to go after them and demand his fare, Smith and Leopard turned violent.
"You're stupid," Martin said the men screamed at him him. "You don't know what you're doing. Who do you think we are? Tourists?"
"I went to defend myself. Then they hit me in the mouth," said Martin. "They were a little drunk, they were crazy guys. They hit me in the head."
Then it turned savage, Martin said.
"They kicked me in the head, both of them. They kicked me in the head….15 to 20 times."
Martin suffered a concussion and a broken right ankle.
Police say the third man did not take part in the attack and has not been charged.
A surveillance camera at the Subway caught the men as they were walking away. Martin's daughter persuaded the sub shop's managers to let her videotape the tape which she gave to police and urged them to continue their investigation.
According to the police report, a witness saw the attack and verified the cabbie's charges.
The two men told police they share a Ft. Lauderdale condo. Both are listed in FAA records as commercial pilots and flight instructors.
Bryan Baldwin, a spokesperson for Jet Blue, confirmed both men fly for the low-price carrier, but would not say if the men would continue to fly for the airline.
"Jet Blue will continue to monitor this case and see if appropriate action is warranted," Baldwin saidhttp://www.mgandassociates.com/
Jet Blue Pilots Charged In Broward Cabbie Attack
Click Here to read the arrest report
MIAMI (CBS4) ― Ft. Lauderdale police have arrested a pair of Jet Blue pilots in connection with an attack on a Miami cab driver last August.
William Hart Smith and Brad Leopard, both pilots and flight instructors for the New Your-based airline, have been charged with felony battery and theft in connection with the assault on cabbie Juan Martin.
Police said the incident happened August 12th, when Martin picked up a fare around 3 a.m. at the Solid Gold club on Oakland Park Boulevard in Oakland Park. Martin told CBS4 Reporter Peter D'Oench when they the got in his cab, Smith, Leopard and a third man asked to be taken to a Subway shop.
When they arrived, instead of paying the $9 fare the police report states the men objected to the price and argued with the driver. The arrest form said the men left the cab and started to walk away. Martin said when he got out of the car to go after them and demand his fare, Smith and Leopard turned violent.
"You're stupid," Martin said the men screamed at him him. "You don't know what you're doing. Who do you think we are? Tourists?"
"I went to defend myself. Then they hit me in the mouth," said Martin. "They were a little drunk, they were crazy guys. They hit me in the head."
Then it turned savage, Martin said.
"They kicked me in the head, both of them. They kicked me in the head….15 to 20 times."
Martin suffered a concussion and a broken right ankle.
Police say the third man did not take part in the attack and has not been charged.
A surveillance camera at the Subway caught the men as they were walking away. Martin's daughter persuaded the sub shop's managers to let her videotape the tape which she gave to police and urged them to continue their investigation.
According to the police report, a witness saw the attack and verified the cabbie's charges.
The two men told police they share a Ft. Lauderdale condo. Both are listed in FAA records as commercial pilots and flight instructors.
Bryan Baldwin, a spokesperson for Jet Blue, confirmed both men fly for the low-price carrier, but would not say if the men would continue to fly for the airline.
"Jet Blue will continue to monitor this case and see if appropriate action is warranted," Baldwin saidhttp://www.mgandassociates.com/