New York (CNN) -- A flight attendant whose profanity-laced tirade has turned him into a folk hero of sorts was in court Tuesday.
Steven Slater, of Queens, New York, was expected to post $2,500 bail after being charged Tuesday morning. Authorities say he grabbed some beer and triggered an inflatable emergency chute for a dramatic exit at a JFK Airport terminal in New York.
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said it "appears" Slater was quitting during his intercom flameout on Monday.
"It's a strange way to quit, let's put it that way," he said. "I don't think he'll be able to come back".
His angry screed over the JetBlue plane's intercom was apparently prompted after a passenger cursed at and shoved or hit Slater. And it's getting an unexpected level of support from folks sympathetic to its "Take This Job and Shove It" bent. CNN
