Gosder Cherilus, former NFL player, allegedly urinated on a passenger on a Delta flight from Boston to Dublin

BOSTON – Gosder Cherilus, a former NFL offensive lineman and Boston College football star, is accused of urinating on another passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight.

Gosder Cherilus arrested

Cherilus, 40, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty to obstructing flight operations, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at his arraignment Monday in East Boston District Court. He was released on $2,500 bail.

Massachusetts State Police were called to Boston's Logan Airport around 2 a.m. Sunday after Delta Flight 154 from Boston to Dublin, Ireland, returned to the airport. In a statement, police said the flight was diverted “due to an unruly passenger urinating on another passenger on board.”

They identified the passenger as Cherilus.

“Officers verbally ordered Cherilus to exit the aircraft, but he became angrily and refused to cooperate. Officers eventually escorted Cherilus to the jetway and arrested him,” the police statement said.

Cherilus did not comment to reporters as he left the courthouse Monday morning after new details about the case were released.

According to the police report, Cherilus appeared to be drunk when he arrived at Logan Airport. Before the flight took off, he allegedly argued with another passenger about the seating arrangement.

About an hour into the flight, he allegedly approached an elderly woman, exposed himself and “emptied his entire bladder for about 20 seconds.”

According to court documents, passengers and crew on the flight were in shock and feared for their safety. The crew tried to stop Cherilus, but they said he became uncontrollable and aggressive.

On the way back to his seat, he reportedly hit an elderly man with his right hand.

Who is Gosder Cherilus?

Cherilus was an offensive tackle at Boston College for three years, from 2005 to 2007. He was drafted 17th overall by the Detroit Lions in 2008. He played five seasons in Detroit, two in Indianapolis with the Colts and two more with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring after the 2016 season.

“Delta has zero tolerance for illegal behavior and will cooperate with law enforcement to that end. We apologize to our customers for the delay to their travel,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to WBZ-TV.

The passengers were rebooked on another flight to Dublin.

No further information is available at this stage of the investigation.

Cherilus is due back in court on October 11.