James Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court , his attorney says . He was accused of slapping a young 19-month - old boy on a Minneapolis - to - Chicago flight . He had learned the day before that his own son was in a coma , the court heard . He is due to be sentenced on October 6 , his attorney says .
Joe Rickey Hundley pleaded guilty to assault in federal court , his attorney says . He was accused of slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight . Hundley had learned the day before that his own son was in a coma , the court heard . He is due to be sentenced on January 6 , his attorney says .