Edit Transcript

Language

Format

Source

Auto-generated

Yes

Confidence

Content

Did I give you your Miranda card back already? >> sitting down. Dad, what do I do? Can you just help me? They're asking I don't know from what I recall that's like what I didn't like I don't know what it is. >> you had? How much have you had to drink? How much alcohol have >> had one drink on the plane. Just one drink. What about what about prior to getting on the plane? Oh, not now. A lot. I'm But I'm not supposed to be talking to you without a lawyer, right? >> as a seemingly normal flight turned into a meltdown on December 25th, 2024. The Tampa Airport Police Department was called to the scene at the airport for reports of a potential assault. Watch as this passenger's entitlement completely derails everyone's journey home. Hello. Hi. How are you all? Yeah, we got a contact here in 41 Bravo. Okay. Had a passenger that was sitting right in front of her. When you say hit, what do you mean? Like That's what the gentleman claimed. He was seated right in front of her and said it was an elbow, hand. Do you know Do you know were there Were there any altercations throughout the flight with her or anything like that? No. He got to talk to us and after she left to tell us about him that he was causing trouble and I said to him I said How much did she have to drink? Cuz I could tell she was She was a little bit Uh-huh. And then we had a short conversation and then that's when it escalated. Okay. Were there any flight interruption or anything like that? Flight attendants. No. Okay. No, but when she threw her cup away It was just a Starbucks cup that had vodka It was a cup with a lime and it smells like vodka. So, she came on board drinking. Okay. They didn't catch that. I don't know if you need this. I saved it. Right. Now Okay. What do we want to go ahead and get her off the plane? Yeah, she's in the last row on your right, 41B. I know the gentleman does want to claim charges distress charges against her. Okay. So Yeah. Now And that's what I advised him that he's got to talk to And he's right beside her? No, he's in Yeah, we moved her to the last row in 41. He's in row 11. He's in row 11? 11D and E. They're husband and wife. >> Can we go ahead and get him off right now? >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Do you want us to get him? Well, can you can you let me know which one it is? I'm sorry, man. What do you think? Oh, I just want to know if you wanted us to get him. Yeah, if you if you don't mind. Get him. If you can just get him for me. Is he the suspect? No, the victim. Yeah. Okay. How you doing? Yeah. Do you know what I got here? Yes. Okay. We'll talk real quick. I'll talk to them real fast. All right, let's just We'll just walk up here. Oh, thank you. Yeah, I'm sorry. We'll get up here real quick and I'll talk to you about it. Yep. Well, I can talk to you now while we walk. So, can you just kind of describe to me what happened? Well, it's When she sat down, it it had started at the bar in in the airport. Okay. She was trying to get my phone number, which I didn't give her, which pissed her off. Okay. And then uh Are you traveling alone? No, no. Okay. No, my wife. Okay. You didn't make her happy either. Right, I Understandable. Let's walk over here. But then uh sure enough, when we get on the plane, she's seated right behind us. Okay. She kept reaching out and touching me and giving me [ __ ] which I would have let go. I'm okay. Now, if a man did that to a woman, Right, all right. But she's reaching out, touching me, giving me [ __ ] And then when she finally gets up to go to the bathroom, takes her elbow and just bashes me in the side of the head. And I'm like, "What the hell?" She goes, "Well, you're on Frontier Airlines, stupid." I'm like, seriously? And then she goes to the flight attendants and tells them that we've been screaming at her. Yes. Which not only did we not do that. >> all sitting in the same row together? >> They were right behind us. So, these two are in the same row? >> Okay. He and I are on either side of her behind them. So, I'm on the aisle and he's on the window and she's in the middle. I got on and my kids are My son is sitting next to them and she had my daughter across from me. Okay. And she said, is that your husband and pointed at him? Okay. And I said, no. And she said, good because he got into it with my aunt. He's not fighting. He's a jerk. And I go, I don't you know anything about that. Who's your aunt? Some drunk lady that was trying to sit my seat before I came apparently. Oh, no. She is not her aunt. She doesn't like her. Well, and then she had her headphones on and she kept hitting me over and over and she's like, why haven't they given us drinks? You need to tell me when the drink cart's coming. I go, no one has drinks. Everybody has drinks but us. I said, nobody has drinks. They haven't come with the drinks yet. >> Okay. And she ordered two drinks, which she got both of them and drank them. Then she's bugging him the whole time on the other side. I'm trying to ignore her. She also said something disgusting to you about your wife who's also on the plane. Are you all traveling together? No, no. Okay. We're together and they're both in the Well, your wife's on the other side. >> on the back of the plane. His wife's on the front of the plane. My kids are right next to them. So, did all y'all witness her hit him in the head with the bag? So, here's what happened. She hit me and I said, please stop hitting me. And she said, I have to go to the bathroom. What do you want me to do? Crawl over you? And she was kind of aggressive with me. Okay. >> And I said, then just ask me to get up. Because she was hitting so hard and I was like, just leave me alone. Like she's drunk. And so, I got up and walked to the back of the plane. My husband's in 17 to talk to him and I was telling him like, this lady's wasted. Like I had texted him when we got on the plane that she was drunk. Okay. And so, and then when I came back up, she's telling them that I was trying to punch her. You were being aggressive. I wasn't doing nothing. Okay. >> told her to leave me alone. So, what what happened after she elbowed you? Well, I I said, what I said, what the hell? She goes, it's a friendly flight, right? Friendly with it. And then she went to the flight attendants Mhm. and told them all that I was screaming at her and she was screaming at her. >> And then my husband went to the front and told them that she was wasted and then they came and asked her to move and she wouldn't move for about 10 minutes and then they finally moved her to the back of the plane. Yeah, okay. All right. I can tell you if a man treated a woman like that, he'd be in jail. Right. Do you have your ID on you by the way? Yeah. Um so do you all want or do you want to press >> to press charges. Okay. She needs to learn a lesson. Okay. Yeah, seriously, if a man treated a woman like that, No, I get it. he'd be in jail. She needs a lesson. Control 1092 in Hey buddy. Thank you too. Hey so Let me squeeze by you. Buddy. So can I Okay. Absolutely. No, from here. >> From here. Oh, okay. Okay. So that would be over Florida? Yeah, we were over Florida. Okay. Merry Christmas to you. And that's when we got the Right. Merry Christmas. We had a little conversation about you know she's not good not we're not serving her anymore or whatever and then then a man came up and it wasn't the guy that she had hit, it was a his wife. The The guy that came up here was sitting in the back, saw stuff was going on around his wife and daughter, and came up. And then came up and said, "Hey, we need to move my wife and daughter. We don't want them sitting near what's going on here." Okay. So then, we were back to do that, and he went back He went back to take care of that. And that's whenever >> What seat was he sitting in, the guy that got struck? Uh 11D, I believe. Okay. And what seat was this lady sitting in? >> 12E. He was 11D. >> you moved her back to what seat? 41B. He was in There was way too much going on there. And then he Um I was on the phone with him. >> that this occurred um 40 more minutes prior to flying. And I said they would be over the state of Florida at that point in time. Um I got the victim saying that she got up and deliberately struck him in the left ear with her elbow, and he turned and said, "What the hell?" And she was like, "You're on a Frontier flight, deal with it." And then so that's when the flight attendant um She She's intoxicated and was trying to constantly talk to him. And he's he's traveling with his wife, and um Yeah. Said that she uh tried to get his number or something like that. Hey, let me get up with her. This is Let's Let's get off the flight, and then we'll talk to you out there, okay? All right. There you go. Hey, they're sitting right beside the ticket counter, if you don't mind. Yeah. Thank you, sir. It's a It's a male and three females. All right. Um hold on. I just wanted to throw this away, like my ears are You No, my dad needs to be on the What What is that in your hand? My daughter my You told her to like throw it in your bag or something like that? Or they may have a piece of tissue or something. Why am I being treated like I'm the victim This guy was harassing me the whole plane. That was Okay, so look Can we walk and talk? Well, let me let me finish this. Excuse me, are you on the phone? Hold on, I'm asking questions. What? Can my dad talk to you? Ask me the questions as well. Are you an adult? Hello? I'll speak to you. I'm not speaking to whoever's on the phone. I don't know who that is on the phone. Okay? So, look I'm also firm with airport police. I'm I'm here because there's been an allegation that you struck somebody with your elbow on the side of their head when you got up, okay? No. Okay. You said elbow to their To their ear. To the side of their head. That sounds like a backwards. Like you'd be moving forward towards the bathroom, which is the only time I got up. Okay. Um You you have your Miranda rights. Can we go somewhere? Dad, what do I do? This guy is accusing me of some like elbow thing. All right, well look, before Just can you talk to me somewhere? Before I ask you before I ask you any further questions, I'm just going to read you your rights, okay? All right, so listen. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, okay? You have the right to consult with an attorney before you make any statement at any time before or during questioning, and you may stop the interview at any time. Do you understand each of these rights that I've read you? Am I being arrested or something? I'm not saying you're being arrested right now, but I'm I'm advising you of your Miranda rights, okay? All right. Do you Do you understand the rights that I just read you? I need a verbal answer, yes or no. Yeah. Okay. Um are you willing to answer questions or make statement without without attorney being present right now? Yeah, can we just go like I just want to I just want to just ask you these questions. I'm sure you can hear me. Did you hear anything that he just said? It's just this is so loud. Yeah. So look, look, let me just finish this part. Let me finish this part. Literally, two sentences left, okay? I know that you can hear me. There's no way you can't hear me. I'm not a soft-spoken person, okay? So look, are you willing to answer questions or make a statement without an attorney being present right now? After the rights are read to you, you said that you understood them. The next question is, are you willing to answer questions or make statement without an attorney being present? >> know. It's well, um I don't know what to say. >> or no question. Just you're extending this. >> Without an attorney? What about a parent? No. You're an adult. So I think an attorney would be better at this point. Okay. So you're not willing to answer any questions? Are you willing to talk to me about the allegations that are made against you? Can I ask my parents? I'm asking you. Are you an adult? I think Are you an adult? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I was talking to my parents, though. Okay. >> On the phone they were on the phone. >> need you to answer this one question. >> a no without a a lawyer? Do you have your ID on you? Yeah. Yeah, I know. That's why I don't want I want to not talk about this. That's why I would I don't even know what happened to me. >> So you So you don't want to answer any of my questions? Without an attorney, no. Okay. All right, so now I need your ID, okay? This is so embarrassing. Can I call my mom? >> this is not on your schedule, okay? Yeah, I Yeah. Okay. Do you Do you have your ID on you? Yeah, of course. All right, so Is your Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Is your name Catherine or Katherine? What is it? Catherine? Catherine? Okay. So what we're going to do is So I've read you your rights. Are you willing to at least give me a written statement about what happened? I just found out what happened. You don't remember? It's not that I don't remember. To my knowledge, I got up one time to go to the bathroom in this whole flight. The guy was in the row in front of me. Okay. From what I heard from most people that were making fun of me >> Were you sitting No, I was sitting behind him. It's It's like the plane was a little like shaky. >> Were you aisle, middle, or window? I was um middle. And so there is this elbowing. This guy was just yeah. I mean he didn't mean to do So, you got to You got to go to the bathroom, right? >> Why would I intentionally elbow a stranger? I don't know him. Look, look, look, look, look, the thing is you want to plead your case now, and I just read you your rights. And you're telling me you don't want to talk to us. So, if I don't recall. Dad, are you on there? >> Listen. I don't know. >> don't want to talk to me, then I'll I have to read you your rights, okay? Do you understand that? But if you're not like talking to Did I give you your Miranda card back or what? >> just sitting down. Dad, what do I do? Can you just help me? They're asking I don't know from what I recall that's like what I didn't like I don't know what it is. >> you had How much have you had to drink? How much alcohol have you >> had one drink on the plane. Just one drink. What about What about prior to getting on the plane? Oh, I only had a lot a lot. But I'm not supposed to be talking to you without a lawyer, right? >> Okay. Well, again, you're trying to tell me and plead your case. >> me. I know I just I didn't know what I did till like right now. Okay. So, I'm going to read you your rights one more time, okay? Okay. I'm just so upset. >> Like I'm so frustrated. >> just take a breath, okay? Just take a breath. Dad, are you there? Yes, yes. Can we just listen down? Just take a breath, okay? Just let me read this to you. Look, I'll make you a deal. I'll read this to you, and then we'll walk up here, and I'll let you sit down, okay? And whether you talk up there or not is up to you, okay? But I'll read this to you one more time. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court So, first option is I can take you to jail right now. I have every reason I have everything I need to take you to jail right now. I have a victim and I have two witness statements being filled out right now, okay? And everything that you told me just matched up with exactly what they told me, okay? You was sitting in the seat behind them in the middle aisle and you said, "Oh, it's like I would have to be in front of them." No, when you try to get out of the aisle, that's when you elbowed them, okay? Purposely? And you said and what they're telling me and witnesses are telling me that you said, "Oh, you're on a Frontier flight, deal with it." After you stuck them with his with his your elbow. >> What the So, what's going to happen is I can take you to jail. However, what what's going to happen is I'm going to direct file it with the state attorney and let them see if I have enough probable cause and I'm going to issue a warrant for your arrest for simple battery. Can we just walk out of here? I need to sit down. I don't feel well. So, if Now, look. Now, if we walk out here and you and you try to take off running or something like that, No, no. We all You can like walk with me. Dad, get the lawyer on the phone. This is ridiculous. Look, I look >> I've been elbowed in the face on planes before. You know what I'm saying? Okay, well, then that person should have went to jail, too. No, no. What he did wasn't intentional. That's the difference between a shaky plane It was the plane that grounded? Okay. trying to prove you wrong. This guy hated me. >> saying that you were sitting there kind of constantly pestering them asking about when the drinks are coming out. >> What drinks? >> From something about phone numbers with this guy, everything. >> next to me was Okay, look. I don't want to fight with you cuz let's just go with the version of the story that includes you being right. No, no, no. I want to go with the correct story, okay? I'm not just making up a story. >> I feel I'm feeling really trapped here. I'll talk to you. Let's get a couple waters and we'll talk. I'll call him Dad. Um yeah. Perfect. I'll let him know. You guys still Look. Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. We'll put her over here in this corner seat. Who is that? Dad. Come on. Like what am I supposed to do? Hey, Mike. Mike. >> to go with the option of >> four statements? Wait, I I'm going to go with the option Uh no. So, what's going to happen here is like my corporal called me and I gave him an update on everything that happened. Um I have enough probable cause to arrest her or take her to jail right now. But what we're going to do is we're going to is called direct file. We're going to send it to the state attorney and they'll probably as long as they see that we have enough probable cause, they'll sign it and they'll issue a warrant for her arrest for simple battery. Okay. All right. Are you good with that? That's That's fine. I just somebody needs to actually have consequences for their actions. I understand. Yeah. Let me uh All right. So, do you want to So, do you want to give me a statement about what happened? A written statement? I got it. Yeah, right. Yeah, it's just me dad not a lawyer. What? Yeah. I just whatever includes me going home. I don't What? Okay. Okay. And if it's a If you think it was a misunderstanding, say that. Say that. Of course that is that. I don't know this guy. It's not like I like victimized someone. Be very brief and succinct in your statement. Do you think it's the Okay. I will. I just I I wonder why this person would be doing this. Like they didn't >> Miss, so can you Let's Let's Let's Let's Yeah, you're right. He's just giving me guidance. I've never been in this situation. I'm so confused. It's It's extending this further than it All right, dad. All right, I got to go. I'm I'm even saying I'm Let me write the statement. Do you Do you want to give a written statement? And then I can leave? Yes. Okay. All right, come over here. Cuz you you ain't going to be able to write sitting down. I'm just trying to write this. I What is he's trying to say I did? Hit him? Elbowed him? That you elbowed him in the side of his head. Intentionally? Yes. All right, that's insane. I don't even know him. Why would I do that to a stranger on an airport cuz I don't know. I don't know. That's crazy. All right. All right. Ladies and gentlemen on the other side, can we have Stuckart Lisa >> Sorry, I'll go ahead and do that real quick. Stuckart Lisa okay, please make your way to gate E7 for your plane. It's a party No, not at all. Here you go. All right, yeah, let me You need to read your statement. Well, can I just get water cuz I'm being charged and Hey, I'm just going to do I'm going to do a NTA. No, yes, let's do that. Yes, I'll read it. I'll sign it. It's right. I just wanted some water. Okay, we'll get we'll get you we'll get you a water. >> We'll get you a water. So look, do you want to sign this? Do you want to sign this? It's just saying that you can answer to the >> it, but what's an ND whatever? >> It's a notice to appear. It's like it's a form of an arrest. But it's not a physical arrest, okay? Woah, woah, woah, you're doing that to me? Yes. I have to go to court? Yes. For what? For misdemeanor simple battery. Wait, okay, um All right, so >> With what evidence? I'm going to sign this but with what evidence? Victim and witness statements. I could have told you guys wouldn't listen to me. The guy next to me I had three witnesses. It's either NTA or go to jail. >> Hear me out. Right now is not the time to ask these questions, okay? Okay, fine. Do what he asks. Okay. And then later on when you go to court, those are the times to ask your attorney. Those are the times I'll ask for attorney. Right now is not a good time. We can't ask that. We can't ask those questions right now, okay? Listen. Okay, we're Okay, you're right. Thank you. I'm sorry. >> Yeah, no, you're good. Yeah, what are you saying? All right, so this right here This is just stating that what you wrote down is true to your knowledge, okay? >> All right. All you got to do is select that and just fill in this and this. You got to print your name here, sign here, okay? I'm just really nervous. I see you. >> You can escort her to the bathroom and then if she wants to get a water, I'm going to go back here and do it in here. >> in here. You just asked for a water, did you? I want a water. I got to Because I have to give you some paperwork, okay? And then you'll be on your way. Yeah, I want a water. >> yeah, so this is what we're going to do. We're going to Hello, hello, hello, hello. Look, again, if you try to take off or anything like that, if you refuse to listen to him, you're going to jail. I'm not trying to like run away. I just have to go to the bathroom. So, what we need to do is stand right here and I believe there's a water fountain here. I was going to make a joke, but I'm afraid of a joke. >> not listening to me because I feel like you're not listening. We're going to go to the bathroom, you're okay? You can go to the bathroom, do what you need to do. Then we're going to get you a water and then we're going to come back here. Yeah, but Do you understand? I do. Perfect. Let's go. >> But can you not Can we actually This is more of a police escort rather than mandatory cuz I'm really embarrassed. Okay. All right, well, you're going to be with him. I'm going to go do some paperwork. It's It's part It's part of what we do. Right? We have to investigate what happened. And that's what we do. I thought that we're already done with that part. Yeah, but he's Again, he's giving you paperwork for you to take with you. Okay. Come in. Give us a second. He's right there. Hello, officer. I was going to get a quick cold drink from her right here. Can you come up here with me? Does it matter if I hold >> All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.

Cancel