She's reaching out, touching me, giving me, and I'm like, "What the hell?" She goes, "Well, you are Frontier Airlines, too." >> 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 to crawl over you?" And she was kind of aggressive with me. >> I've been in the sun planes before, you know. >> Okay. Well, then that person should have went to jail, too. >> Obviously, I'm misunderstanding. >> Can you here, Dad? Like, >> can you first of all get the phone out of my face? This is not the first or the second time that I'm telling you I can't talk to your dad. >> Officers meet a Frontier flight following reports of an intoxicated woman harassing a passenger. Witnesses claim she pestered a man for hours, eventually elbowing him in the head while telling him to deal with it. The police now move in to investigate the alleged battery. >> Hello. >> Hi. >> How are y'all? >> Good. Yeah, we got a intoxicated passenger at 41 Bravo. Okay. um hit 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 uh was seated right in front of her, said it was an elbow, hand. Um >> do you know do do you know were there were there any altercations throughout the flight with her or anything like that? >> No. Came to talk to us and after she left tell us about him that he was causing trouble. And I said to him, I said, "How much has she had to drink?" because I could tell she was >> a little bit choked and then >> we had a short conversation and then that's when it escalated. >> Okay. Was there any flight interruption or anything like that? >> Flight inter. >> No. Okay. >> No, but when she gave her cup away, >> it was just Starbucks that had the lime and it smells like >> So, she came on board. >> Okay. >> Didn't catch that. >> I don't know if you made that a >> No. >> Okay. Well, do we want to go ahead and get her off the plane? >> Yeah, she's in the last row on your right, 41B. Um, I know the gentleman does want to claim charges, trust charges against her. >> No, and that's what I advised him that he's got to talk to right beside her. >> No, he's in Yeah, we moved her to the last row in 41. He's in row 11 and E is husband and wife. >> Can we go ahead and get him off right now? >> Yeah, go ahead. How you doing? Good. >> You the one that got hit? >> Yes. >> Okay, we'll talk real quick. >> Well, I can talk to you now while we walk. So, can you just kind of describe to me what happened >> when she sat down and and it started >> at the bar 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's back here. >> Okay. didn't make her happy, >> 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. >> Okay. >> 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, she takes her elbow and just bashes me in the side of the head. And I'm like, "What the hell?" She goes, "Well, our front chair lamps deal with >> 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 were we all sitting in the same row together? >> They were right behind. >> So these two are in the same row. 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 my daughter's across from me. Okay. >> And she said, "Is that your husband?" And pointed at him and I said, "No." And she said, "Good, because he got into it with my aunt who was a jerk. He's a jerk." And I go, "I don't know anything about that." >> Who's your aunt? >> Some drunk lady that was trying to sit my feet before I came apparently. >> Not her aunt. She doesn't like me. >> I put my headphones on. And she kept hitting me 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." She goes, "Everybody has drinks with us." I said, "Nobody has drinks. They haven't come with the drinks yet." 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? >> We're together and they're both independ Well, >> my husband's on the back of the plane. His wife's on the front of the plane. My kids are right next to me. >> So did all y'all witness her hitting him in the head with this? >> 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. And I said, "Then just ask me to get up because she's hit me several times before." 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 when we got on the plane [music] that she was drunk. >> 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 was doing nothing. >> I just told her to leave me alone. >> So, what what happened after she also? >> Well, I said, "What the hell?" She goes, "It's a frontier, right? flight deal with it. And then she went to the flight attendants 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. >> I can tell you if a man treated a woman like that, he'd be in jail. >> Right. Do you have your ID on your >> Yeah. >> Um, so do you all or do you >> I want to press charges. >> She needs to learn a lesson. Okay. >> Seriously, if a man treated a woman like that, >> No, I get it. He didn't. >> The victim and multiple witnesses describe a pattern of aggressive behavior. They report the suspect was over served and was touching the victim without consent. With statements collected, officers confirm the victim wishes to press charges for the intentional strike. >> How long ago did it happen? >> Uh we were at 41 minutes out she went back to sit in her seat and then just like a minute or two after that is when the guy came up. Right. 41 minutes out from Cleveland. >> No, from here. >> From here. >> I said I pulled my phone. I said, "Look, we have 41 minutes. We're going to be in initial in 10 minutes. Go sit down. Put your seat belt on. Everybody's going to just land." >> So, that would be over Florida. >> Yeah, we were before. >> Okay. Hey, here. She's right here. Let me get up with her. >> Let's get off the flight and then we'll talk to you. >> There you go. All right. Um, >> hold on. I just want to go this way. Like my ears. >> No, my dad needs to be on the >> What is that in your hand? >> My god. My >> You just want 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 going to be the whole queen knows it. I look >> into Are you on the phone? >> What did my dad talk at? Hello. >> 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 frame with the airport police. I'm I'm here because there's been an allegation that you struck somebody with your elbow in the side of their head when you got up. Okay. >> Yeah. >> You said elbow to their >> to the ear to the side of their head. That sounds like a backwards like you'd be moving forwards towards the bathroom which is the only time I got up. >> Okay. Um you you have your Miranda. >> Can you go somewhere? Dad, what do I do? This guy is trying to make me some like elbow thing. >> All right. Well, >> just can you talk to me? >> Before I ask you before I ask you any further questions, I'm just going to read you your rights. Okay. >> Not being arrested. 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 Do you understand the rights that I just read? I need a verbal answer. Yes or no? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, are you willing to answer questions or make statement without without being present right now? >> It's like the >> I just want to Can we walk a little bit? >> I'm sure you can hear anything that he just said. >> It's just this is like so loud. >> Hold on. 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 I 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? >> It's well um >> it's a simple yes or no question. Just you're extending >> without an attorney. What about a parent? >> No, >> you're an adult. >> I think it was. >> Are you an adult? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was telling my parents though. >> Okay. >> On the phone. They were on the phone. >> I just need you to answer this one question. >> Is that a no without a lawyer? >> Do you have your ID on you? >> Yeah. >> You have a lawyer? >> Yeah, I know. That's why I don't want I want to not talk about this without a lawyer. I don't even know what happened. >> So you So you don't want to answer any of my questions? >> Without a lawyer? No. >> Okay. All right. So now I need your ID. Okay. >> So embarrassing. Karen, >> this is not on your schedule. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do Do you have your ID on your phone? >> Yeah, of course. My You guys want to follow up on that video with my attorney? >> Say what now? >> Who's that? >> You said something about the other guy like >> Well, I don't know. Here's the question. Is it is do you want to talk to us or not? It's your It's your right to talk to us and it's your right not to >> not without a lawyer. Just what this guy is >> 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 about 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 and this whole flight. The guy was the row in front of me. Okay. From what I heard from most people that were making fun of the >> Were you sitting? >> I was sitting behind him. The plane was a little late. >> Were you Were you aisle, middle, or window? >> I was um middle and so there this elbow thing. This guy was just Yeah. I mean, he made >> So, you got up You got up to go to the bathroom, right? >> Why would I intentionally elbow a stranger? I don't know him. >> This doesn't make the thing. >> 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 >> what I recall. Dad, are you on there? >> Listen, I don't >> If you want to talk to me, >> then I I have to read you your rights. Okay. >> You understand that? >> Like that. >> Can I give you your Miranda card back? >> You're like 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. >> How much have you had? How much have you had drink? >> How much? >> I only had one drink on the plane. >> Just one drink. What about What about prior to getting on the plane? >> Were you at a bar? >> No, 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 please >> help 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. I'm just so upset. Like, I'm so frazzled. >> Just take a breath, okay? Just take a breath. >> Dad, are you there? >> Yes. Yes. >> We just want to sit 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 the court of law. You have the right to consult with an attorney before you make a statement or answer any questions and the right to have an attorney present during questioning. If you want an attorney but cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you before and during questioning free of charge. You may use any of these rights at any time before or during questioning and you may stop the interview at any time. Do you understand these rights that I've just written? >> I do. >> Okay. Are you willing to answer questions or make statement without an attorney being present? >> No. Okay. >> So, look, I'm going to I'm going to tell you what's going to happen right here. >> So, the 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." know when you try to get out of the aisle that's when you elbowed him. Okay. >> Purposely >> 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 struck him with his el your elbow. >> 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 they're 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, now look now if we walk out here >> and you and you try to take off running or something like that. >> No, no. Can we all You can like walk with me. Dad, the lawyer on the phone. This is ridiculous. >> Look, >> I've been holding the on planes before. You know what I'm saying? >> Okay. Well, then that person should have went to jail, too. >> No, no, but it's not intentional. That's the difference between a shaky plane. It was the plane grounded. I'm not trying to prove you're wrong. this guy. >> I have witnesses saying that you were sitting there kind of constantly pestering them, asking about when the drinks are coming out, >> what something about phone numbers with this guy, everything. >> Lady 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. >> Can we just walk out of here? I feel I'm feeling really trapped. get a cup of water. >> After being read her Miranda rights, [music] she claims any contact was accidental or caused by turbulence. However, her story contradicts the detailed accounts provided by those seated around her. >> All right. So, do you want to So, do you want to give me a statement about what happened? >> A written statement. >> You talking to your dad? Just talking to your dad? >> Just giving me guidance. I've never been in this situation. I'm so confused. >> It's extending this further than >> All right, Dad. All right, I got to go. I'm Or you didn't say I'm but okay. 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're not going to be able to write sitting down. >> So, he's trying to say I like intentionally hurt him. >> Look, I've read you your your rights twice. I don't >> I just want to know what the act like I'm charging. I've told you that. >> I'm just trying to break this. What is he trying to say? It 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 airplane? >> I don't know. I don't know. >> That's crazy. All right. >> I wouldn't call it turbulence, but like strong like movement of the plane. What's a good word for that? Like >> I can't assist you in your statement. I'm just trying to explain it like why would I elbow a stranger? >> All right. Yeah. Let me So the other thing I need you to sign. Remember when I told you about the perjury? All this is saying is that you you swear in affirm that the statement that you give me is true and accurate. Okay. So select that. >> Let me double check, but I'm 90% sure it is. >> That's not your statement. >> Oh. Oh, >> that's just extra paperwork. Do you need to read your statement? >> Can I look for the water? Cuz like being charged in >> Hey, I'm just going to do I'm going to do an NTA. >> No. Yes, let's do that. Yes, I'll read it. I'll sign it. I It's right. I just wanted the water. >> Okay. >> We'll get you a water. >> Do anything. >> 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 read 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. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're doing that to me? >> Yes. >> I have to go to court. >> Yes. >> For what? >> For a misdemeanor. Simple battery. >> Wait. Come here. Okay. Um. >> All right. >> With what ev I'm going to sign this, but with what evidence? >> Victim and witness statements. >> I could have pulled 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 those questions. Okay? >> Do what's being asked. >> And then later on when you go to court, those are the times that or ask your attorney. Those are the times to ask. Right now is not those times. We can't answer. >> We can't answer those questions right now. Okay. Just >> Okay. We're Okay. You're right. Thank you. I'm sorry. >> Yeah. No, you're good. >> You can initial right here in that box. Don't know why I honestly didn't do anything. So I signed it. >> Listen, this is nothing out of the ordinary. This is just >> Why is this necessary? >> Because you wrote a statement. So this is just saying that what you wrote on that statement is true to your >> Why would somebody believe me? I don't want to ask. I don't want to go to jail. I didn't do anything. >> Hello. Hello. Hello. Pretend you don't. >> 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. >> We're going to go to the bathroom here. Okay. You're going to go to the bathroom, do what you need to do, and then we're going to get you a water and then we're going to come back here. >> Yeah. But >> do you understand that? >> I do. >> Perfect. Let's go ahead. >> Can you not Can we act like this is more of a police escort rather than mandatory? Cuz I'm really embarrassed. >> It's okay. I'm cooperating. Just >> All right. >> Nope. We're going to sit right here. understand this. >> Miss, you're not going to determine what's happening. Okay? So, I'm I'm asking you nicely to have a seat and relax. We're not You're not going to tell me what we're going to do here. You understand that? >> I thought it would be cute. >> No, it's not cute at all. Okay? It's not cute at all. Listen, follow my directions. >> So, it's obviously a misunderstanding. Can you hear dad? Like, >> can you first of all >> get the phone out of my face? This is not the first or the second time that I'm telling you I can't talk to your dad. >> Officers decide to issue a notice to appear for misdemeanor battery rather than taking her to jail. This legal citation mandates a court appearance to answer for her mid-flight conduct. While the suspect remains [music] defensive, she is eventually released to head home for the holidays. Hey, hey,