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HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) — A 47-year-old Alabama man has been arrested and charged after interfering with a flight crew aboard a Houston-bound flight. He has also been charged with assault and assaulting a federal air marshal, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.

The incident, which happened last Saturday, happened on board a Continental Airlines flight that left Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Robert Wade Prince, 47, of Alabama, was taken into federal custody upon arriving at Bush International Airport in Houston.

According to the criminal complaint, Prince became boisterous and was yelling loudly despite repeated admonitions by the flight crew to cease. He is also alleged to have grabbed a female flight attendant by the arm.

After a female passenger seated next to him complained about Prince inappropriately touching her and his yelling, a male flight attendant asked a federal air marshal to exchange seats with the female passenger. When the air marshal tried to take the seat, Prince is alleged to have tried to prevent him from doing so. And, when the air marshal identified himself as a federal officer, Prince allegedly struck the air marshal in his torso twice.

Because the man was unwilling to cooperate with the air marshal, Prince was restrained and had to be forcibly removed to the crew rest area of the plane. For the remainder of the flight, Prince is alleged to have been belligerent and verbally abusive towards the air marshal.

Prince was taken into federal custody immediately upon landing in Houston, and remains in custody. He is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Milloy on Tuesday afternoon to face the charges.

If convicted, Prince may face up to 28 years in prison. Interfering with flight crew members and attendants carries a punishment range of up to 20 years upon conviction while assaulting an officer carries a maximum punishment of eight years imprisonment. Both offenses are also punishable by fines of up to $250,000 each. The third charge – assault – carries a maximum punishment of six months incarceration and a $5,000 fine.

The case is being investigated by the Houston office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Assistant U.S. Attorneys Suzanne Elmilady and Joseph Magliolo are prosecuting the case.