Originally Posted by 24th ID
He may only have resonable susp and that is why he is stopping you. While speaking to him, if you begin to lie, become unruley, be evasive, repeatly answering all questions with, "Am I under arrest?", etc., there is a strong possiblity that you may be arrested. Then you can speak to your attorney. (I don't care and don't want to talk to you anymore because I'm turning you over to another division and won't have to see you again until court.)
If that's all you got, there won't be any court date, and the government will be writing checks.
Doubt that the AUSA would seek any indictment or file any charges based on your hypothetical above.
Perhaps
SPNLifer could chime in?
You've got all the power on the airplane, but you lack the power to cause someone that kind of grief without repercussion on the ground.