The Florida man accused of acting up on an international flight that was forced to divert to Bangor pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

27-year-old Derek Stansberry was arraigned in a federal courtroom in Bangor. He's accused of interfering with flight crew members, giving false information and making threats on a Paris-to-Atlanta flight last April.

Prosecutors say he handed a note to a flight attendant saying he had a fake passport, and reportedly told federal air marshals he'd brought dynamite on board.

Stansberry is free on 20-thousand dollars bail and is expected to return to his home in Florida, under bail conditions including electronic monitoring.

His trial is scheduled for September.

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