Steven Slater, probably the nation’s most famous former flight attendant, is scheduled to be in a New York courtroom Tuesday.

Slater, who is known for publicly quitting his job at JetBlue, faces felony charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief along with the offense of criminal trespass. If convicted, he could face a maximum of seven years in prison.

He has pleaded not guilty to the crimes.

The flight attendant became a hero to some after an August incident when, authorities said, he grabbed some beer and triggered an inflatable emergency chute to leave a plane at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, reportedly after arguing with a passenger.

As of Tuesday morning, the still popular Slater had amassed more than 210,000 “fans” on a public Facebook page.

(Source: CNN)