Loudermilk pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offensive touching charge in December in a deal with federal prosecutors, who dropped two felony counts of sexual abuse on an aircraft in exchange. Prosecutor Alicia Cook asked the judge to sentence him to five years of probation, saying the incident was serious and traumatizing for the victim but probation would be better than prison at preventing something like it from happening again. When Loudermilk saw her talking to officers, he entered an airport gift shop, removed his button-up shirt and replaced it with a jacket, possibly to duck police, prosecutors said.