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KEY POINTS
- A video showed the woman discharging a fire extinguisher inside the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
- Three airport flight attendants were left with respiratory discomfort
- The woman also spat and kicked at officers during her arrest, police said
An Ohio woman was arrested Wednesday after discharging and spraying a fire extinguisher at flight attendants and police officers at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, authorities said.
The woman, identified as 27-year-old Jennifer Holder, discharged the fire extinguisher at gate D-9 of the airport at around 9:34 p.m. Wednesday, according to a press release from the Atlanta Police Department.
Atlanta police responded to a call of a “suspicious female” who was allegedly attempting to open secured doors inside concourse D at the airport.
“Officers were advised a female, identified as Jennifer Holder, was in gate D-9 discharging a fire extinguisher inside the concourse,” police said, according to ABC News. “Officers attempted to make contact with the female, but she was non-compliant and sprayed officers with the fire extinguisher.”
Responding officers were able to tackle Holder to the ground and drag her away from the cloud of gas produced by the discharged fire extinguisher.
A video of the incident was shared on Instagram by @altscoop.
Holder reportedly continued to resist arrest after she was detained by authorities. She behaved “erratically and combative by spitting and kicking at officers,” according to police.
Three airport flight attendants were left with respiratory problems after being sprayed with the fire extinguisher, according to the Atlanta Police Department. They were treated at the scene.
EMS personnel also treated Holder for minor injuries that she self-sustained in the incident. She was immediately brought to the Clayton County Jail afterward.
Authorities have not disclosed the motivation for Holder’s actions. An investigation into the matter is ongoing.
According to arrest records obtained by Inside Edition, Holder is from Dayton, Ohio, and faces two counts of simple assault, three counts of battery and one count of obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers.
She remains at the Clayton County Jail on a $19,500 bond. Aside from this, she will be required to pay additional fees of $3,150 before she can be released.
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