Pastor Faces Federal Charges for Assaulting Wife on Alaska Airlines Flight
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- Pastor Roger Allan Holmberg Sr. allegedly assaulted his wife on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage on July 2, 2024.
- Holmberg was upset that his wife got upgraded to first class while he was still stuck flying coach.
- "How the hell did you get the upgrade?" the pastor said as he went up to her seat and confronted her.
- "I'm a Gold Point member," reponded his 59-year-old wife, Patti Holmberg. "Don't speak to me like that."
- The pastor allegedly hit his wife on the head, causing disruption aboard the Alaska Airlines Flight 275.
- An off-duty police officer on the flight intervened, telling Holmberg, "If there were any further incidents, we would put him in handcuffs."
- Holmberg was arrested after the flighted landed and was charged with simple assault.
- He was eventually released but is currently prohibited from coming within 100 yards of his wife.
- When questioned, Holmberg's wife revealed a history of abuse, including a broken finger caused by her husband during a previous incident.
- Alaska Airlines confirmed that Holmberg was banned from traveling on future flights with the airlines.