A video of a mother throwing a major tantrum at Orlando International Airport after being told she could not board the plane because she missed her flight went viral on social media this past week.
The woman was identified as 29-year-old Dana Pierre, from Brooklyn, New York. She was with her two children—a 12-year-old boy and a seven-year-old daughter—when she had her meltdown.
Pierre was caught on a cellphone camera hurling objects while yelling at Frontier Airlines staff members at the ticket counter upon discovering she missed her flight back to New York.
A mom missed her flight at the Orlando airport. Then came the meltdown, video shows https://news.yahoo.com/mom-missed-her-flight-orlando-160237156.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr\u00a0\u2026 via @YahooNews What this selfish woman did to her child by acting like a pure animal is so sad. This woman needs help along with help for there children.— ivan hoyt (@ivan hoyt) 1625807915
At one point, Frontier Airlines employee Nidia Vargas pepper-sprayed Pierre, making her back off.
Moments later, Pierre continued with her rampage and picked up one of the separation stanchions from the check-in counter's queueing area and attempted to strike employees with the metal pole before employee William Rijo managed to take it away from her.
Pierre's young daughter was heard throughout the video hysterically crying, "Mommy! Mommy!"
that poor little girl (and young man)\n\nWoman who missed flight to NYC assaults Frontier Airlines staff at Orlando International Airport | Daily Mail Onlinehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9769391/Woman-assaults-Frontier-Airlines-staff-Orlando-International-Airport.html\u00a0\u2026— Denise \u201cClean up your mess, \ud835\ude46\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude6b\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63 \u201d (@Denise \u201cClean up your mess, \ud835\ude46\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude6b\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63 \u201d) 1625786204
The furious mother was eventually restrained by a security officer and taken away from the airline's counter as her daughter followed her and continued crying for her mother.
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The airline's spokeswoman confirmed "an incident occurred" at their ticket counter on June 30 and referred the Miami Herald to the Orlando Police Department.
According to an affidavit, officers responded to "a physical disturbance" at 8:54 p.m.
The complaint said once officers arrived at the scene, "they saw the suspect, identified as a 29-year-old woman attempting to strike a Frontier employee with a pole."
Employees said Pierre went behind the counter in an attempt to attack the manager and she threw a computer keyboard at her.
One employee threatened Pierre and told her she would "knock you the f'k out in front of your kids."
Pierre then walked away and told her son to look after his sister because she was "going to f'k up this b*tch."
As Pierre appeared to be removing some jewelry, her daughter cried out:
"Mommy! I don't want you to go to jail!"
WHAT IN THE WORLD? The saddest part about this is that this woman - WHO MISSED HER OWN FLIGHT - could not pull it together for her children coping skills?\n\nA mom missed her flight at the Orlando airport. Then came the meltdown, video shows https://news.yahoo.com/mom-missed-her-flight-orlando-160237156.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=tw\u00a0\u2026 via @Yahoo— Linda (@Linda) 1625829524
People remained concerned for the two children.
Those poor kids.— gocolts31 (@gocolts31) 1625855923
Gotta have a license to drive but any idiot can have kids. Awesome.— Rusty Firewater (@Rusty Firewater) 1625854817
According to the Daily Mail, Pierre was arrested and taken to the Orange County Booking & Release Center where she was charged with aggravated assault.
Her two children were turned over to the custody of the state Department of Children and Families.
Pierre was released on a $3,000 bond on July 2, according to Orange County, Florida court records.
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