Erratic airport passenger threw shoes, other items at security during tantrum

May 20, 2014 News

Security personnel at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport may have got more than they bargained for on Saturday when they tried to tell an alleged mentally unstable woman that she could not board a Caribbean Airlines flight to the United States.
The woman who is a United States citizen apparently put a trashing on security personnel who tried to restrain her as she went into a violent tantrum.
A release from the airport public relations department said that Sangernette Mason threw shoes and other items at security officers who tried to prevent her from boarding the CAL flight.
The report said that around 03:40 hours on Saturday, Mason, who was booked on BW 484 for the United States of America, presented herself to the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Check-in counter at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
According to the CAL officials, the passenger was loud, incoherent and refused to answer any questions to facilitate the process.
The Supervisor on duty was called in and after assessing the situation decided that the passenger was not fit to travel, since in his opinion, she posed a threat to the aircraft and other passengers on the flight.
The decision triggered a violent reaction. Ms. Mason began throwing shoes and other items from a bag she had in one of her luggage.
One of CJIA’s Aviation Security Officers (ASOs) was summoned and despite her pleas, could not calm the agitated passenger.
The Guyana Police Force was called in and they tried to escort the passenger out of the Check In Area, but by this time Ms Mason’s demeanour changed to one of belligerence.
She ran, positioned herself in front of the CAL conveyor system – a restricted area where the luggage is loaded on the aircraft – got into a physical altercation with a female officer and threw a garbage bin at the officer.
Efforts by several law enforcement officers to pacify the passenger – for nearly an hour – proved futile.
Eventually, she was handcuffed and escorted from the terminal. She was subsequently released to the care of a relative.
Crime Chief Leslie James had told Kaieteur News on Sunday evening that a report was received pertaining to the incident at the airport. He said that officers were called in and necessary action was taken.
Mason is known for erratic behaviours. In 2012 she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer and disorderly behaviour after behaving badly at the local United States Embassy.
The woman is said to be a US army veteran with ties to Guyana.

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