Federal charges for woman who punched flight attendant

Vyvianna Quinonez, filmed punching a flight attendant who asked her to stow her tray table, now faces federal assault charges of assault and interfering with a flight. Both are felonies.

The altercation began verbally with Quinonez refusing to comply with instructions to fasten her seat belt and stow her tray table, then escalated into Quinonez pushing and finally punching the flight attendant, according to the charging document, which refers to the attendant as "S.L."