New York ( CNN ) -- An attorney for Steven Slater , the JetBlue flight attendant who made headlines in August when he deployed a plane 's emergency chute and walked off the job , indicated in court Tuesday that discussions about a possible plea agreement with prosecutors were under way . `` We look forward to resolving this matter amicably with the district attorney , '' said Daniel Horwitz , Slater 's attorney . `` Mr. Slater wants to get on with his life , and that 's why he resigned from his job voluntarily . '' District Attorney Richard Brown said his office is considering `` an alternative sentencing program , at the defendant 's request , representing the fact that he recognizes the seriousness of this event . '' `` His actions could have led to serious injury , or get someone killed -- and passengers would have been alarmed , '' Assistant District Attorney Ben Mantell told the judge . However , he added , `` We are interested in counsel 's request '' to discuss a plea bargain . Brown also criticized what he called the trivial manner in which the media depicted the event . `` This was a serious incident ... the estimated cost of replacing the chute is $ 25,000 , and the disruption to air travel was considerable . '' Brown said his office would consider requiring Slater to enter anger management and alcohol/drug abuse counseling programs as part of a plea agreement . `` Nothing is off the table , '' Brown asserted , including possible jail time . Slater , who wore a blue suit and stood at attention at the defense table , will return to court October 19 . He faces felony charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief along with the offense of criminal trespass . If convicted , he could face a maximum of seven years in prison . Slater has pleaded not guilty to the charges . The flight attendant became a hero to some after the August incident when , authorities said , he grabbed some beer and triggered an inflatable emergency chute to leave a plane at New York 's John F. Kennedy International Airport , reportedly after arguing with a passenger . As of Tuesday morning , the still-popular Slater had amassed more than 210,000 `` fans '' on a public Facebook page . The drama on Slater 's last flight may have started well before takeoff . `` A number of passengers were competing for overhead carry-on luggage areas , '' said attorney Howard Turman , a Legal Aid lawyer initially representing Slater , last month . `` With great difficulty , they were shoving the bags around , attempting to get it in . Steven came over to assist and either the bag or the overhead [ bin door ] hit him in the head and at that point he suffered an injury . '' Turman has also said a woman `` started cursing and -- based on the information -- slammed the overhead luggage bin on his head . '' After various exchanges with the woman and a crew member , some passengers said , Slater used the plane 's public address system for a farewell message that included profanity , and grabbed some beer from the beverage cart before deploying the emergency slide and leaving . Turman has sharply denied a JetBlue passenger 's assertion that the flight attendant instigated the confrontation . JetBlue removed Slater from duty following the incident and launched an internal investigation . Though many had already thought Slater 's fate with JetBlue had been sealed , over the weekend the airline officially announced that Slater no longer worked for the airline . Airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin told CNN on Saturday that the separation occurred last week , but declined to elaborate on how Slater and the company parted ways . Horwitz said his client resigned his position . CNN 's Hussein Saddique , Allan Chernoff and Tom Watkins contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. Steven Slater appeared in court Tuesday . Slater became famous for leaving a plane by the emergency chute . That departure was reportedly sparked by an argument with a passenger .