An American Airlines plane sits at the gate.
The passenger was traveling from Barbados to Miami.
  • An American Airlines passenger has been accused of assaulting a flight attendant.
  • The passenger was traveling from Barbados to Miami, per a criminal complaint.
  • The complaint alleged that he assaulted a crew member after objecting to the way he was spoken to.

An American Airlines passenger has been accused of assaulting a flight attendant during a dispute about menu options.

The passenger, who was named in a criminal complaint as Robert David Croizat, was accused of causing the incident midway through a flight from Barbados to Miami on March 8. Croizat's lawyer, Barry Wax, told Insider the passenger pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of assault.