A woman who injured three TSA agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Tuesday reportedly attacked the trio after they took away her apple juice, according to arrest documents.
Makiah Coleman, 19, grew irate and allegedly bit and hit the agents when they removed her juice at a security checkpoint shortly before 6 a.m., Fox 10 Phoenix reported.
“[Coleman] was ranting and raving about the apple juice and walks around the barrier and attempts to grab the bin containing her items being screened from the TSA agent,” read the probable cause statement obtained by the outlet.
She allegedly climbed over a table and whacked an agent on the head before punching and pulling the hair of a second agent. A third agent intervened to try to stop Coleman but was bitten by the crazed woman, according to the document.
Two of the agents were taken to the hospital for treatment and hundreds of travelers were inconvenienced as officials shuttered the checkpoint to deal with Coleman, according to the TSA.
“Unfortunately, this situation not only resulted in three of our TSA officers being injured but inconvenienced approximately 450 travelers who had to be redirected to a nearby checkpoint for security screening due to the actions of this traveler,” a TSA spokesperson said in a statement.
Coleman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct.
The two agents hospitalized were released after treatment.