( CNN ) -- A JetBlue flight attendant whose fame took off after his dramatic exit down an emergency chute is is no longer employed by the airline . JetBlue spokeswoman Jenny Dervin told CNN on Saturday that Steven Slater no longer works for the airline . She said that the separation occurred last week , but declined to elaborate how Slater and the company parted ways . Slater became a hero to some after an August incident when , authorities said , he grabbed some beer and triggered an inflatable emergency chute from a plane at a JFK Airport terminal in New York . As of Sunday , Slater had amassed more than 210,000 `` fans '' on a public Facebook page . The drama on the plane may have started before takeoff . `` A number of passengers were competing for overhead carry-on luggage areas , '' Howard Turman , Slater 's attorney , has said . `` 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 , he 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 . Slater has pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief -- both felonies -- and criminal trespass . If convicted , he could face a maximum of seven years in prison . Slater has a court appearance scheduled for Tuesday . CNN 's Allan Chernoff and Tom Watkins contributed to this report .
Steven Slater is no longer employed by JetBlue . He is famous for sliding down an emergency chute after an onboard incident . Slater pleaded not guilty to reckless endangerment and criminal mischief .