A JetBlue flight attendant whose rant at a passenger and memorable exit from the plane via emergency chute made him a kind of working-class hero pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal mischief and agreed to undergo mental health and alcohol abuse counseling.
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Slater pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief, one of them a felony and the other a misdemeanor. A prison sentence of 1 to 3 years will be suspended while he completes a 12-month program in Queens Mental Health Court.
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Slater, who initially was suspended from his JetBlue job and then resigned in September, has to pay JetBlue $10,000 for repair of the emergency chute and other expenses.
