Woman Mysteriously Dies After Heated Argument with Airport Gate Attendant

A woman late to her plane became irate, was put in handcuffs and was later found dead in a holding cell, police said. Authorities were investigating Saturday if the woman choked herself while trying to get free from the handcuffs.

September 30, 2007 at 11:12 am - WCBS-TV New York
Dateline: Phoenix, Arizona
Nancy Randolph   September 30th, 2007 - 2:29 pm

The police in the US is becoming increasingly fascist in their tactics. Unfortunately, not much education is required to join the police, and we all know who they are, mostly the semi-brutal jocks we all knew in high-school. They are eventually let loose with too much power and control, not enough good sense. Anyone of us is at risk of being detained, tasered, hand-cuffed, under minimal pretense. I worry about our young men, even middle age women. It breaks my heart.

Anthony   September 30th, 2007 - 5:25 pm

Accidently choked herself trying to get out of handcuffs? You have to be joking. I cannot see anyone “accidently” choking themselves to death with conventional handcuffs used in a standard fashion.

Mikey   September 30th, 2007 - 5:32 pm

I would think this needs to be investigated thouroughly. Remember, when in custody of officers they are responsible for your reasonable well- being. In this day and age where Sadism is rampant in the military, and tasers are used on people like toys, I wouldnt doubt anything from these officers until investegated. Im not saying she is innocent of making a scene, but when officers put you in cuffs, you are their responsibility.

Jack Butler   September 30th, 2007 - 6:43 pm

What is it about some obnoxious people when they travel that makes them think the world revolves around them? I’ve seen lots of people like this woman in my travels who I thought should have been locked up. Get the whole story before you are so fast to blame the Police.

Jeff Davis   September 30th, 2007 - 6:56 pm

Wow, was that redhead her? Pity is it was, she was pretty hot.

…But she looks crazy….

Dan   September 30th, 2007 - 7:56 pm

hey

Joseph in Egypt   September 30th, 2007 - 7:57 pm

Yeah, she choked HERSELF to death while in police custody. Part of the big conspiracy to make cops look bad. Quick, hint that she might’ve been a drug user!

cops ain't heroes   September 30th, 2007 - 8:51 pm

The police state is upon us, anybody that ever votes democrat perpetuates and increases this phenomena until it grows too large to reverse. Have you noticed that they have been getting increasingly brutal with average, no record types of citizens and going easy with child rapists and thug murderers especially illegals? Not only that the recent cases in Cheshire where a family was murdered while they stood outside, the woman who was trapped in a car for 8 days that was not even searched for ’till they polygraphed her husband and many other examples of cowardice and hostility to families of victims as if it were they that did something wrong. It is better to arm yourselves than depend on the “just following procedures” unionized duty absconders.

Germaine   September 30th, 2007 - 9:18 pm

As a student of conjuring I can assure you that this story of how this unfortunate woman died is not credible. Think about it. Tie your hands behind your back the way the police will handcuff you,and see if you can bring your arms up to the neck area.

Impossible. If one can, a person in this position will try to “step through” the cuffs with their legs, but I can’t see how this could lead to the result suggested for this woman.

Someone needs to think this story through a little more.

Josey2006   September 30th, 2007 - 10:37 pm

The notion that she choked to death trying because she was trying to get her handcuffs off smacks of a bullsh** coverup story.

More likely, the police were upset at the fact that she wouldn’t calm down, they lost their temper, and probably put her in a choke hold, or maybe threw her to the ground and put a knee on her throat, realizing too late that after she stopped moving she was dead.

rightwingnutjob   October 1st, 2007 - 1:30 am

Watch the video… they said she died from medical distress, nothing was said about her choking while trying to get out of any cuffs. I guess you’re all ready to condemn the police just like the boys from Duke Lacrosse. It’s her own dumb fault… all she had to do is catch the next flight. Now was all that ranting worth it?

Jeff Davis   October 1st, 2007 - 4:29 am

Another example of the news media planting “evidence” in a story.

The only mention I saw of her “choking herself” was the written caption under the video. For all we know, she had a heart attack.

I hate the news media, always add to it and assume to make a story more interesting. I want facts, not spiced up fiction, but unfortunately, all I can get is this crap.

smc   October 1st, 2007 - 12:23 pm

For all of you unique individuals who are skeptical about the woman choking herself and jumping on the “police brutaliy bandwagon”, please let me know where in the video it talks about her choking. I love your latest lib buzz word, fascist. Mikey, where do you get off with the sadism comment concerning our military? I was in the USAF for 10 plus years and have no clue of your insane input. I’m sure you’ve conducted countless hours of research to back your ground-breaking discovery. You wouldn’t doubt anything from the officers until investigated? I thought it was the other way around?

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