A former California Highway Patrol captain from the San Gabriel Valley pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 23 to a federal charge stemming from an incident on a Los Angeles-bound flight, where he slapped a flight attendant’s behind, declared his “love” for the man and exposed himself.

Dennis Woodbury, 50, of Azusa, entered a plea to one count of “abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,” a felony carrying a possible sentence of up to two years behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Sentencing is set for Jan. 5.

Prosecutors say Woodbury drank a bottle of prosecco on the JetBlue Airways flight on April 13 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles International Airport. Before the plane took off, Woodbury engaged in “

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