Marsha Gay Reynolds, JetBlue flight attendant and former Jamaican beauty pageant contestant - file photo
The former Jamaican beauty pageant contestant and JetBlue Airways flight attendant, accused of trying to smuggle nearly 60 pounds of cocaine in her carry-on luggage at Los Angeles International Airport, has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge.
Marsha Gay Reynolds, 36, entered her plea on Friday before a U.S. magistrate judge to a single count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the felony charge is punishable by a 10-year mandatory minimum prison term.
A status conference in the case is set for May 9 before U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder, but a May 31 trial date will likely be postponed. At a previous hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Miss Reynolds was ordered held without bail pending trial.
The alleged drug discovery was made on March 18 in Terminal 4 by a Transportation Security Administration officer who was screening the airline attendant’s carry-on bags as part of a random search. Prosecutors allege that Miss Reynolds, of Queens, New York, sprinted down an up escalator and out of Los Angeles International Airport.
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