An alarming incident unfolded at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport, resulting in a mass fight caught on camera.
The chaotic scene involved an Ohio man who got into a fight with a police officer and ended up being arrested.
According to the Orlando Police Department arrest affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald, a disturbance was reported at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter late last week.
Cellphone footage captured the dramatic moments as a group of passengers and Spirit employees congregated, exchanging heated shouts and shouts.
The video shows a man forcefully knocking down a uniformed police officer, while a concerned woman in pink tries to intervene, urging them to stop the altercation.
As shown in the footage, tensions reached a breaking point, resulting in a physical altercation between the officer and the man later identified as 41-year-old Edward Hariston.
The police report states that Hariston initially argued with a ticket agent over flight delays and then proceeded to hit the worker’s computer keyboard, according to local news outlet Wesh.
When an officer arrived to defuse the situation and intervene, the encounter turned even more violent. According to the police report, “Hariston placed the officer in a chokehold, restricting the officer’s airflow and endangering the officer’s life.”
The officer described the harrowing experience of losing consciousness due to restricted airflow, according to the outlet.
After the incident, Hariston was arrested and later taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation. He was later transported to the Orange County Jail, where he is being held on $50,450 bond.
Hariston now faces several charges, including attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, assault on a law enforcement officer, and disorderly conduct.
The shocking fight that unfolded at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter in Orlando has sparked widespread concern and raised questions about airport security.
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