Drunk Delta passenger allegedly kisses flight attendant

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April 21, 2023

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A man flying to Alaska to settle his dead friends estate allegedly “made sexual advances” toward a Delta flight attendant and kissed him on the neck and also broke a tray bearing the captains meal, authorities say.

First-class passenger David Alan Burk, 61, created a level 2 security threat aboard the April 10 flight from Minnesota, according to probable cause affidavit obtained by The Post

As a first-class passenger, Burk was entitled to a drink before takeoff from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, but the crew member told him he ran out of time to serve him red wine, according to the document.

Burk then got snippy with the flight attendant identified only as T.C. saying: “Well, that’s why I like you guys. Why can’t I get my pre-departure drink?”

The crew member “made it a priority to give Burk his red wine after takeoff as soon as the flight attendants were allowed to get up,” according to the document.

When T.C. later picked up Burks tray after dinner, the passenger shook his hand and then things got out of hand on the way to the lavatory.

Burk stood next to T.C. and told him, Oh, youre so beautiful, the affidavit states.

T.C. smiled and politely said, Thank you. Burk then asked, Can I have a kiss? T.C. replied, No, thank you, to which Burk then said, Okay, well on the neck then, the document continues.

While the plane was in flight, Burk then grabbed T.C.s neck, pulling him toward Burk, and purposefully kissed T.C.s neck. T.C. stated he was very uncomfortable and caught off-guard by what Burk had just done, it says. David Alan Burk, 61, created a level 2 security threat aboard a April 10 flight from Minnesota to Alaska when he drunkenly kissed a flight attendant and broke the captain’s meal tray, according to a probable cause affidavit.Shutterstock

“T.C. never gave verbal consent or implicit consent to Burk to allow him to touch or kiss T.C., or to make him think it was okay to do so,” it says.

The flight attendant took refuge in the back of the cabin, after which his colleagues told him that his alleged suitor had just broken the tray and plate containing the captain of the planes meal, which had not been served yet.

The pilot contacted airport dispatch to report the incident.

Burk appeared wasted and fell asleep after drinking three glasses of red wine, the affidavit states.

After arriving in Anchorage, the passenger allegedly told FBI agents he didnt recall using the lavatory on the flight and insisted that he had only consumed one glass of wine before going to sleep. Burk was charged with interfering with flight crew members and making false statements before being released on his own recognizance.AP

When asked if Burk kissed T.C., Burk stated, [He] never kissed anybody, according to the affidavit. When asked if Burk recalled breaking a plate on a tray filled with food, Burk stated, I didnt even eat on that flight.

When it was clarified that the plate of food and tray that was broken was near or on the cart located next to the front restroom, Burk replied, I dont recall going to the bathroom at all on that flight, it states.

Burk — who confessed that he had consumed a lot of alcohol before the flight — initially claimed he was in Alaska for a funeral before saying he is the executor of his recently deceased friends estate.

The passenger was charged with interfering with flight crew members and making false statements before being released on his own recognizance. He is due back in court on April 27.

Burk told The Daily Beast that his attorney would be speaking with the prosecution, and that he would be available to comment later. The lawyer, Lance Wells, did not respond to a request for comment by the outlet.

The Post has reached out to Delta for comment.

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Sources: Yankees get 3B in Rockies’ McMahon

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July 25, 2025

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Sources: Yankees get 3B in Rockies' McMahon

Jorge CastilloJul 25, 2025, 02:05 PM ET
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NEW YORK — The Yankees are acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies in exchange for minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

The Yankees will assume the remainder of 30-year-old McMahon’s contract, which includes approximately $4.5 million for the remainder of 2025 and $32 million over the next two seasons.

An All-Star last season, McMahon was batting .217 with 16 home runs and a .717 OPS in 100 games for Colorado in 2025. He hit home runs in the first two games after the All-Star break and another on Tuesday and is on pace to keep his four-year 20-homer streak alive.

While the production has resulted in a 92 OPS+, which suggests McMahon has been 8% worse than the average major league hitter this season, he still represents a significant offensive upgrade at third base for New York.

The Yankees have had Oswald Peraza, one of the worst hitters in the majors, manning third base nearly every day since the club decided to release DJ LeMahieu, another former Rockies player, earlier this month and move Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base. Peraza, while a strong defender, is slashing .147/.208/.237 in 69 games this season. His 24 wRC+ ranks last among the 310 hitters with at least 160 plate appearances this season.

Defensively, McMahon is a Gold Glove-caliber third baseman whose four Outs Above Average is third in the majors this season. He joins a Yankees club that has been marred by sloppy defense, most recently on Wednesday when it committed four errors in a defensive meltdown against the first-place Toronto Blue Jays.

Herring, 22, has recorded a 1.71 ERA in 89⅓ innings across 16 starts between Low- and High-A this season. He was a sixth-round pick out of LSU in the 2024 draft.

Grosz, an 11th-round pick in 2023, had a 4.14 ERA in 87 innings over 16 games (15 starts) for High-A Hudson Valley this season.

With third base addressed, the Yankees will continue to seek to acquire pitchers to bolster both their rotation and bullpen.

MLB.com first reported on the Yankees trading for McMahon.

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Mets trade for reliever in Orioles left-hander Soto

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July 25, 2025

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Mets trade for reliever in Orioles left-hander Soto

Jorge CastilloJul 25, 2025, 01:07 PM ET
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The Mets acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles on Friday in exchange for two minor leaguers in what could be the first of multiple moves by New York to bolster its bullpen before the trade deadline Thursday.

The trade, which sent Class A right-hander Wellington Aracena and Double-A right-hander Cameron Foster to Baltimore, gives the Mets a hard-throwing left-hander to complement the club’s only lefty on the roster, Brooks Raley, who returned from Tommy John surgery last week.

Soto, who is 30 and was an All-Star with the Detroit Tigers in 2021 and 2022, has posted a 3.96 ERA with a 27.5% strikeout rate in 45 appearances this season. The Mets will be his fourth team since the 2022 season.

On Monday, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns plainly signaled that upgrading the bullpen for the stretch run is his top priority.

The need is clear. Injuries and overuse have depleted a relief corps that led the majors in bullpen ERA through May 31. Since June 1, the group has posted 4.52 ERA, good for 23rd in the majors.

Aracena, 20, is 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA in 17 games for St. Lucie. The Orioles said he is one of two pitchers in the minors this season to have thrown at least 60 innings without surrendering a home run.

Foster, 26, is 5-2 with two saves and a 2.97 ERA while pitching at the Double-A and Triple-A levels.

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Fenway concession workers strike for Sox series

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July 25, 2025

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Fenway concession workers strike for Sox series

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Jul 25, 2025, 04:41 PM ET

BOSTON — Hundreds of Aramark workers at Fenway Park are on strike and planning to stay out for all of a homestand between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday night.

Concession workers had set a deadline of noon Friday for Aramark and Fenway Park to reach an agreement with the Local 26 chapter of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island hotel, casino, airport and food services workers union.

The union went on strike at noon asking for “living wages, guardrails on technology and R-E-S-P-E-C-T!”

With the Red Sox and Dodgers scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. EDT, union officials had a request for fans attending this homestand with food and beer workers on strike.

“We’re asking you to NOT buy concessions inside the ballpark,” Local 26 wrote on social media. “Tailgate before the games!”

Union workers walked the picket line wearing green T-shirts declaring “FENWAY WORKERS ON STRIKE.” They carried signs in the shape of a baseball proclaiming Local 26.

The Red Sox go out of town Monday with a game that night at Minnesota.