However, the video clearly shows her walking with the police after they arrested her.
So the attorney knew that claim was completely bogus well before he even made it.
It is the attorney (with backing from the family) that is making a big deal out of this with all sorts of accusations.
The fact is this woman was an alcoholic going for treatment ($42,000/month). She was put on a flight and was supposed to meet with a family friend in Phoenix for the final leg to Tuscon. The friend never showed, so she went to a bar and got loaded.
At some point she realized she was late for the flight and tried to make it, but was turned away by the gate agents. She threw a fit (one report of her throwing herself on the floor and having a tantrum). Gate agents called the police who took her into custody after she put up a fight.
I have yet to hear anything done incorrectly by anyone other than this alcoholic/depressed woman....except from the attorney who is grasping at straws.
Next, expect lots of reports about marks on her body (implied to be caused by police, but most likely from her struggling). Toxicology reports will be downplayed.
These events just reinforce that lawyers shouldn’t police lawyers (e.g. the bar association), as well as that judges have lost control of our legal system (because they aren’t sanctioning lawyers for spouting ridiculous lies).
there are supposedly witnesses that say she was limp when they put her in that room....