Originally published April 22, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified April 22, 2008 at 2:02 PM
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Print viewFormer Kent man pleads guilty to groping woman on Seattle-bound flight
Former Kent resident, Michael Lamar Holland, pleads guilty to groping woman on Seattle-bound flight, causing plane to be diverted
PITTSBURGH — A former Seattle-area man has pleaded guilty to groping a woman on an airplane last year.
Air marshals say 46-year-old Michael Lamar Holland groped a 39-year-old woman shortly after United Flight 917 took off Dec. 30 for Seattle from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. The plane was diverted to Pittsburgh, where Holland was arrested.
His lawyer has said Holland had recently changed his seizure medications, has a history of blackouts and doesn't remember groping the woman.
Holland was living in Kent when he was arrested. Federal prosecutors say he now lives in Lycoming County, Penn.
Holland pleaded guilty Monday to engaging in abusive sexual contact while on an airplane. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 24.
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