Watertown Man Arrested for Disrupting a Flignt to Amsterdam

A 20-year-old Watertown man was arrested and arraigned in Boston Federal Court after he allegedly attacked a passenger on a flight from Logan Airport to Amsterdam.

Kurt Haberstroh reportedly physically attacked a traveling companion, yelled profanities, insulted the flight crew and failed to follow the crew's directions on the Delta Airlines Flight 230, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney's office.

Federal agents on the flight took Haberstroh into custody, and when he arrived in Amsterdam he was denied entry and was returned to the United States, according to the release.

He faces charges of interfering with the performance of duties of a flight crew member or flight attendant, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

Haberstroh was arrested Monday and was released Tuesday after a hearing before a federal magistrate judge in Boston, the release said. He must undergo random drug testing, surrender his passport and avoid contact with the victim in the case. Haberstroh will live with his parents and will appear in federal court on Jan. 5 for a probable cause hearing.

If convicted, he could faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the U.S. Attorney's office said.