CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Nebraska man who caused an emergency landing on a flight diverted to Cedar Rapids is now scheduled to hear his sentence.

Mario Nikprelaj, 24, from Elkhorn, pleaded guilty in federal court to interference with flight crew members and attendants on September 23.

His sentencing hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. January 13 in Cedar Rapids.

He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Nikprelaj was arrested from a SkyWest flight from Omaha to Detroit on July 17.

According to a federal complaint, the captain was told about Nikprelaj and flight attendants described him as an “unruly passenger” before take off.

Flight attendants told the captain that Nikprelaj was leaving his seat against orders. He flipped off the flight attendants and returned to his seat. He wa

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