Man who assaulted woman on flight gets probation, fine

The 33-year-old Bozeman man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a female passenger while on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bozeman, has been sentenced to probation and fined.

The man, Hunter Andrew Dietrich, had pleaded guilty in March to assault onboard an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, a misdemeanor. During a Feb. 11, 2023, flight, Dietrich was disruptive, assaulted numerous individuals and disobeyed repeated instructions from the flight crew to behave, according to the statement.