A 24-year-old California woman was arrested at an international airport in New York after she exhibited “unruly behavior” on board a flight on Tuesday, authorities said.
Cynthia McKnight of Sacramento was arrested at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after allegedly opening the cabin door of a plane and then inflating the emergency exit slide.
McKnight is facing a number of charges that include disorderly conduct, harassment, trespass, and criminal mischief, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) said in a statement.
The incident happened on an American Airlines flight that was en route to Chicago, the public transportation agency added.
Spencer Brown, an offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills, appeared to be on the same plane as McKnight. On social media, the NFL player shared a photo of the inflatable emergency slide coming out of the plane, adding a description of what he saw happening.
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