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<p>An <a href="https://www.milb.com/player/darnel-collins-699328">outfielder</a> for the Kansas City Royals was hit with federal charges after becoming so “unruly and abusive” aboard a Delta flight earlier this month that he eventually had to be restrained with flexicuffs and multiple seat belts.</p>
<p>Darnel Collins is facing one count of interfering with a flight crew and one count of assault. He was identified as a Dutch national whose visa is currently sponsored by the Kansas City Baseball Corporation in <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24399430-collins-detention-motion">a detention motion</a> filed last Tuesday. </p>
<p>It was not immediately clear on Wednesday if he remained active for the Royals, with whom he <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/darnel-collins-netherlands-free-agent-royals-deal">inked a deal</a> in 2021, but a team spokesperson told the <em><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-13030023/dutch-american-federal-charges-assault-delta-flight-amsterdam-salt-lake-city.html">Daily Mail</a> </em>that they hoped Collins “gets the care he needs.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/minor-league-player-darnel-collins-faces-federal-charges-after-going-berserk-on-delta-flight">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
Mike Blake/Reuters
An outfielder for the Kansas City Royals was hit with federal charges after becoming so “unruly and abusive” aboard a Delta flight earlier this month that he eventually had to be restrained with flexicuffs and multiple seat belts.
Darnel Collins is facing one count of interfering with a flight crew and one count of assault. He was identified as a Dutch national whose visa is currently sponsored by the Kansas City Baseball Corporation in a detention motion filed last Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear on Wednesday if he remained active for the Royals, with whom he inked a deal in 2021, but a team spokesperson told the Daily Mailthat they hoped Collins “gets the care he needs.”
