A Connecticut couple was taken into custody after minors reported witnessing them engaging in sexual activity on a JetBlue flight from New York to Florida. Court documents indicated that Trista Reilly was observed “making up-and-down movements with her head while she was face down” in the lap of Christopher Drew Arnold on a JetBlue flight early Saturday morning.

The documents also indicated that the couple accused of sexual acts in front of kids on the JetBlue flight to Florida is pleading not guilty in their upcoming court case later this month. The documents indicate both parties agreed to waive their right to appear personally for the arraignment, which is scheduled for August 15, before Circuit Court Judge Danna Padar, Sarasota.

Misdemeanour charges were pressed against them when they remained in custody after the flight from Connecticut touched down at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on July 19. A probable cause affidavit signed by airport police stated two juvenile passengers told police they had observed Reilly and Arnold involved in sexual acts while flying from Connecticut to Sarasota.

The flight attendant allegedly observed Reilly “making up and down motion with her head” while sitting on Arnold's lap. The two juvenile passengers told police they could see the sexual activity from their seats.

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Passengers' Reaction 

Other passengers and crew members were stunned by their actions. The mother of the two minors told police that the couple seemed oblivious to their surroundings and that they continued without any concern that they were being observed.

Witnesses indicated the cabin environment was tense and uncomfortable, with other travellers struggling to admit how such conduct could happen in public, much less in front of kids. Reilly and Arnold, both of Danbury, Connecticut, were apprehended around 11:30 am, shortly after the plane landed in Florida. They were each charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition, specifically in the presence of minors, under a very serious statute in Florida.

Records from the jail show that the two were released on their own recognisance on July 31. Neither of them will have to appear at the arraignment voluntarily, as they both signed a written waiver.

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Defendants’ Background

According to court documents, Arnold has an arrest history in Danbury, including a March 2025 arrest for disorderly conduct and assault. It is not known if those charges involved this particular case.