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Pilot Accused Of Being Drunk On Philly-Bound Flight Is In Treatment, Case Postponed

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — The case against an American Airlines co-pilot accused of drunkenness at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has been delayed because the man is at a treatment center.

John Maguire is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol on March 26. The Wayne County prosecutor's office says a hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been adjourned until June 22 at the request of his lawyer.

Defense attorney Frank Manley tells The Associated Press that Maguire is at a treatment center in California and they want to make sure any issues are handled properly.

The 50-year-old Maguire, from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, was removed from a Detroit-to-Philadelphia flight before takeoff at the airport in Romulus. Authorities say his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit.

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