Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was reportedly arrested for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct during a flight back to Boston on Saturday night.
Cherilus, a former first-round pick, was arrested after the Delta flight bound for Dublin, Ireland, was diverted to Logan Airport, Massachusetts State Police said.
According to Boston 25 News, the 40-year-old is said to have urinated on another passenger and disturbed the flight crew.
“Delta flight 154 from Boston to Dublin returned to Boston Logan on August 17 due to an unruly passenger and was met by police,” a Delta spokesperson said.
“Delta does not tolerate any illegal behavior and will cooperate with law enforcement authorities in this regard. We apologize to our customers for the delay to their travel.”
Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was arrested for outrageous behavior on board an airplane
According to Delta, the remaining passengers of the canceled flight were rebooked on a new flight on Sunday night, which is scheduled to land in the Irish capital on Monday morning.
Cherilus is scheduled to be arraigned in East Boston District Court on Monday.
The former offensive tackle was selected 17th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions after playing college football at Boston College.
Cherilus started 116 of 132 games for the Lions, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his NFL career before retiring after the 2016 season.
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