A couple from Connecticut was arrested after engaging in what witnesses described as a very public sex act on a JetBlue Airbus A220 flight from New York (JFK) to Sarasota (SRQ), drawing shocked reactions from fellow passengers, including children, and leading to felony charges.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the married couple, Trista Reilly, 42, and Christopher Arnold, 43, allegedly performed lewd and lascivious acts in full view of passengers around them during JetBlue flight 163 on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
A flight attendant told police that multiple passengers—including a mother and her two young children—reported that Reilly and Arnold were “performing sexual activity” in their seats in row 25. When the flight attendant walked back to assess the situation, he reportedly saw Reilly “making up and down movements with her head while she was facedown on Mr. Arnold’s lap.”
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