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Thanks in large part to the teamwork of AA's customer service, flight service, flight and security teams, two Canadian citizens who caused an April 22 disruption on Flight 122 JFK-LHR have been dealt with appropriately in an Irish court of law.
Warren Clamen and Guy Saint Arnaud were sentenced for various counts of assault and criminal damage and were banned from flying on any airline for two years, except to return to the U.S. American, Aer Lingus, Continental and BA are banning them even from the return flight. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is refusing entry into the U.S.
In addition to significant fines, the two have been ordered to pay full restitution to American in the amount of 19,808.88 euros.
Tom Kennedy of the Shannon Police Department confirmed that Clamen was sentenced on three charges of assault and one charge of threatening behavior and paid fines of 18,200 euros in penalty and to avoid a prison sentence.
Kennedy said that Saint Arnaud was sentenced on two assault charges, one charge of threatening behavior and one charge of criminal damage and paid fines of 17,550 euros.
Clamen and Saint Arnaud are appealing the flying ban; the appeal will cost them each an additional 5,000 euro.
Both were also ordered to "keep the peace for two years."
Clamen and Saint Arnaud have been added to the AA Refuse List.