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U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Thom Mrozek said the
sentence, which also requires Hilton to undergo mental health
and substance abuse treatment, is part of a three-year probation
period.
Conrad Hughes Hilton, the 21-year-old great-grandson of the
founder of the Hilton Hotels chain, entered a guilty plea in
March in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles under an agreement
with prosecutors.
Authorities said Hilton became belligerent on a British Airways
flight from London to Los Angeles last July, pacing the cabin
and yelling profanities. He is also reported to have called the
other passengers on board "peasants."
Hilton acknowledged in his plea agreement that he threatened to
kill one flight attendant during the episode and threw a punch
at another, but missed. He also acknowledged that he smoked
marijuana and tobacco in the bathroom of the plane.
Authorities said children on the airliner began to cry during
his outburst, which lasted several hours until he fell asleep
and flight attendants restrained him to his seat.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by
Clarence Fernandez)
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