Shane McInerney, 29, was charged with his alleged conduct on a Delta flight
An Irish football coach has been charged with repeatedly refusing to moon first class passengers and wearing masks among other alleged disruptions on a Delta Air Lines flight from Dublin to New York.
Shane McInerney, 29, was charged with intentionally assaulting and intimidating a member of a flight crew on Delta Flight 45 on Wednesday, January 7.
According to the complaint, McInerney refused to wear a face mask despite “dozens” of requests from the flight crew, and became increasingly disruptive to the point where the crew considered turning the plane over to remove him.
McInerney is a native of Galway, and was flying to the US to take a job teaching soccer at an academy in Daytona, Florida, a law enforcement source told DailyMail.com.
Shane McInerney, 29, is accused of intentionally assaulting and intimidating a member of a flight crew on a flight from Dublin to New York. Irish football coach appears free on $20,000 bond at Daytona Beach on Sunday
A law enforcement source told DailyMail.com that McInerney is a native of Galway, and was flying to the US to take a job teaching football at an academy in Daytona, Florida.
Ireland football coach Shane McInerney is seen in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in a photo posted in March 2021. He is accused of mooning fellow passengers on a Delta flight
McInerney’s attorney, Benjamin Jave Yaster, declined to comment on the allegations when reached by DailyMail.com.
According to the complaint, McInerney, who had an economy seat, barged into the first class section at one point during the eight-hour flight to complain about his food to a flight attendant.
The complaint said that as he was being taken back to his seat, McInerney pulled down his pants and underwear and exposed his buttocks.
At another point, McInerney threw an ’empty drinking can’ which, according to the FBI, hit another passenger on the plane in the head.
The nature of the drink in which the can was was not immediately clear from the court filing.
However, McInerney’s social media profiles prominently display his fondness for wine and Guinness beer in particular.
His fondness for wine and especially Guinness beer has been prominently displayed in McInerney’s social media profiles. Above, he is seen at Quigley’s Irish Pub in Chicago in April 2021
McInerney (Right) is seen at a night of fun with friends in Palm Beach, Florida in January 2021
On the Delta flight, McInerney reportedly told the fight attendants and passengers to ‘pull down their pants and underwear and expose their buttocks’. Above he is seen in a social media post in Omaha in October, where he notes that he spent an hour driving to find a ‘fresh pint of Guinness.
About two hours into the trans-Atlantic flight, the pilot took a break and returned to the cabin to talk and settle down with McInerney.
During the conversation, McInerney took off his hat twice and put it on the pilot’s head, before removing it again, the complaint said. He also reportedly raised a fist to the pilot’s face and said: ‘Don’t touch me.’
Among the allegations, McInerney is also accused of kicking the passenger in the passenger seat in front of him, to the passenger’s annoyance.
On final approach to JFK International, McInerney has been charged with disobeying orders from flight attendants to fasten their seat belts, rather than stand in the aisle.
The complaint outlines several disruptions during the eight-hour Delta flight (file photo)
According to his social media profiles, McInerney played professional football with Dandenong Thunder SC in Australia and FC Linköping City in Sweden.
The FBI agent noted in an affidavit, ‘At least one passenger found the defendant’s conduct appalling.
‘Furthermore, in light of the totality of the defendant’s conduct during the flight, the flight crew members and flight attendants on the airplane repeatedly ceased their normal duties to address him.’
According to his social media profiles, McInerney played professional football with Dandenong Thunder SC in Australia and FC Linköping City in Sweden.
Last year, he was the kicker for the Peru State College U.S. football team, scoring nine of his nine field goals.
McInerney (centre) was flying to the US to move to Florida and work as a youth football coach
The FBI agent noted in an affidavit, ‘At least one passenger found the defendant’s conduct appalling. McInerney is seen above on his playing days
Last year, McInerney was a kicker for Peru State College’s American football team, scoring nine of nine field goals.
In an interview with last month Irish Daily StarIn this article, he shared his dream of becoming an NFL kicker.
An Instagram post on January 16 showed that McInerney arrived safely at Daytona Beach until January 16, when he was seen relaxing with a cocktail by the beach.
He wrote, ‘Nice to be back in sunny conditions.’ ‘Blessed to call this place home for the next few months.’
McInerney made his initial appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court on January 14, where he was released on $20,000 bond.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
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