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 Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:21 pm
Woman Dies After Airport Arrest
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press Writer
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PHOENIX (AP) -- 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.
Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, of New York, was arrested Friday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after a conflict with gate crews who refused to allow her to board a plane, said Sgt. Andy Hill, a Phoenix police spokesman.
The airline said the plane was already preparing to depart. She was rebooked on the next flight, but "she became extremely irate, apparently running up and down the gate area," US Airways spokesman Derek Hanna said Saturday.
Officers handcuffed her and took her to the holding room, where she kept screaming, authorities said. Hill said officers checked on her when she stopped screaming and found her unresponsive.
Hill said it appears Gotbaum may have tried to get out of her handcuffs, became tangled in the process and the cuffs ended up around her neck. A cause of death will be determined by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner.
"She was very agitated and irate and angry," Hill said. "These are the things that led to the disorderly conduct arrest."
Authorities said neither a Taser nor pepper spray was used on the woman.
became tangled in the process and the cuffs ended up around her neck
HOW? How do you get strangled while trying to escape handcuffs? Wow, that takes skill
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:50 pm
yea pretty sure she deserved to die for being that dumb
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:20 pm
Ok, if they're behind your back then you roll them under your feet. *compares distance from head to feet* What part of that design involves strangling yourself!? Oh, did they put the hand cuffs behind her back or just hand cuff her, that would be a good point to make. But seriously, how do you strangle yourself when trying to escape the cuffs? What did she try to bit them off and missed her mouth, then forgot which way was away from her and which way was towards her?
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:56 am
Hm - similar to an animal that chews up bits of itself trying to escape from a trap. The Darwin awards strike again.
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