The JetBlue flight attendant, Steven Slater, who made headlines and became a national hero after a dramatic meltdown in August, has pled guilty to two counts of criminal mischief and managed to escape jail as he was order to check into a mental health program.

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Poor Steven will have to pay $10,000 fine upon completing the program, which will consist of one year of treatment at a Queens’ mental health institution. Steven could have faced up to seven years in jail for his big hero stunt. Lucky Steven!

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