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Stewardess in cocaine case will be sent back to California

This undated photo released by the Los Angeles Airport Police shows multiple packages of cocaine wrapped in green cellophane that was apprehended at Los Angeles International Airport. JetBlue flight attendant accused of trying to sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport and making a dramatic dash to escape says she might not have been sure what was in her bag, a spokesman for her said Thursday, March 24, 2016, as prosecutors suggested she had smuggled before. (Los Angeles Airport Police via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT This undated photo released by the Los Angeles Airport Police shows multiple packages of cocaine wrapped in green cellophane that was apprehended at Los Angeles International Airport. JetBlue flight attendant accused of trying to sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport and making a dramatic dash to escape says she might not have been sure what was in her bag, a spokesman for her said Thursday, March 24, 2016, as prosecutors suggested she had smuggled before. (Los Angeles Airport Police via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press March 25, 2016 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – A JetBlue flight attendant accused of trying to sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport and making a dramatic dash to escape is being ordered to be returned to California.

Judge Andrew Birotte Jr. in Los Angeles issued the order Thursday after prosecutors appealed a New York City jurist’s decision to free Marsha Gay Reynolds on $500,000 bail.

Reynolds is a former Jamaican beauty queen and New York University track athlete. She surrendered in New York on Wednesday. Authorities say they found 70 pounds of cocaine in her luggage at LAX after she fled inspection.

Birotte decided she’ll remain in custody while being transported to an April 7 hearing in Los Angeles.

A spokesman for Reynolds’ legal team called that order “grossly unfair.”