Cops: Trio Made Quite a Scene Over Airline Baggage Fee
From left, Nafisa Dockery, Dionjana Cochran, and Davana Cochran. (Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center)
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Three women were arrested Sunday after allegedly refusing to pay a baggage fee, running onto a plane without authorization, and refusing to leave, prompting an evacuation and a confrontation with police at Miami International Airport, authorities said.
Frontier Airlines staff reportedly noticed that the three women—identified as Nafisa Dockery, 30, and sisters Dionjana Cochran, 21, and Davana Cochran, 26—had paid for only one carry-on bag but attempted to board a flight to Philadelphia with two, according to arrest reports cited by NBC Miami.
After an argument at the gate, the women allegedly rushed past a restricted door and boarded the aircraft without authorization. Once on board, they reportedly refused to leave the plane.
Deputies informed the women that their boarding passes had been voided and ordered them to get off the aircraft. Authorities said the women refused to comply until other passengers were removed from the plane.
As they eventually exited, Dockery allegedly spat on a Frontier employee, according to WPLG. Outside the aircraft, the women reportedly resisted being handcuffed, leading to a struggle with deputies.
A video that circulated online later showed the three women being escorted away in handcuffs. In the footage, Davana Cochran can be heard threatening to “beat” someone, while an onlooker responds, “Enjoy prison, baby,” according to People.
All three women were charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. Dockery also faces an additional charge of battery. Authorities said the incident delayed the flight by about an hour.
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