From the morning news:
Drunk woman allegedly attacks air marshal on Northwest flight
Terry Collins, Star Tribune
Published December 31, 2003 AIR31
A female passenger, who was apparently intoxicated, was arrested after she became disruptive and attempted to choke a federal air marshal on a flight from Pittsburgh to the Twin Cities on Tuesday night, authorities said.
The woman, in her 30s, became loud and obnoxious on Northwest Airlines Flight 1057, said Patrick Hogan, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
A marshal, who didn't identify himself, tried to calm her, said Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Jennifer Marty. When that failed, Marty said, the marshal identified himself and placed her in handcuffs. During another exchange, she tried choking the marshal after complaining that her handcuffs were too tight, Hogan said.
The woman, who wasn't identified, later kicked the marshal and bit another law enforcement officer after she was escorted off the plane when it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport about 8:30 p.m., Marty said.
Hogan said it appears that the woman had been drinking before the flight, and he wasn't sure if the woman continued to drink during the flight. The woman could face federal charges of assault or interfering with a flight crew, Hogan said.
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