The son of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was charged with assaulting a flight attendant on a flight from Lexington, Ky., to Charlotte, N.C. on Jan. 5, the Kansas City Star reports Monday. William Paul, 19, was also charged with underage drinking, disorderly conduct and being intoxicated and disruptive, charges that were reported at the time of his arrest.
The misdemeanor assault on a female by aggressive physical force charge was confirmed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Saturday.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Lt. Shawn Crooks said that all of the charges against Paul were filed Jan. 5 but did not know why the assault charge had not been reported in the media.
