Azusa Man, Former CHP Captain, Indicted for Sexual Abuse of Male Flight Attendant

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

REGION - An Azusa man is looking at a maximum of two years in prison, accused of slapping the rump of a male flight attendant.

A federal grand indictment was returned May 1 against Dennis Wally Woodbury, 49, of Azusa. He is charged with one count of abusive sexual contact April 13 on a JetBlue plane bound from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles International AirPort, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The incident unfolded April 13. While the plane had yet to depart, Woodbury allegedly displayed inappropriate conduct with two male flight attendants.

Woodbury allegedly showed one of the flight attendants a photograph of a dog. The picture contained pornographic imagery in the background. Woodbury later told one of the flight attendants that he should go on a cruise with him then made a crude hand gesture, according to the Department of Justice.

Just after meal service and while the plane was still in the air, the second flight attendant collected passengers’ meal trays and walked past Woodbury. Woodbury, who had been drinking heavily, then used his left hand to slap the victim’s buttocks. Woodbury then yelled that he loved him, according to the Department of Justice.

“Later during the flight, the first flight attendant was in the plane’s front galley when Woodbury entered. Woodbury allegedly then pulled down his trousers and underwear, exposing his genitalia. The first flight attendant told Woodbury that his behavior was inappropriate,” according to the Department of Justice.

When one of the male flight attendants denied the already-soused Woodbury’s request for wine, Woodbury again pulled down his trousers and underwear. The flight attendant said, “Enough, go back to your seat,” according to the Department of Justice.

Woodbury is a former California Highway Patrol captain who had been dismissed from state service.

According to public payroll records, Woodbury recently served as a Riverside County CHP captain.

Woodbury voluntarily surrendered his peace officer certification April 3, 2025, according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards & Training. The database did not list reasons for the voluntary surrender.

He also served as captain for the CHP Baldwin Park office in 2017.

Woodbury was charged within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of two years in federal prison, according to the Department of Justice.

Woodbury made his initial federal court appearance in April and is free on $50,000 bond. He is scheduled for arraignment May 12 in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.

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