USA: woman bit, kicked, spit on officials trying to remove her from plane, says report

A woman in the US reportedly injured six deputies at New Orleans airport.

Officials said a woman injured six sheriff's deputies while refusing to exit a plane at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana.

Authorities said the 25-year-old woman bit, kicked and spit on Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies at the airport, according to local news reports.

Deputies were reportedly responding to Spirit airline workers' requests to remove the woman, who had reportedly grown irate and asked nearby passengers who she assumed to be Latino whether they were smuggling cocaine.

Meanwhile, paramedics treated the deputies on site, according to local news reports.

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Police charged the woman with six counts of battery on a police officer, three counts of disturbing the peace, one count of resisting arrest by force and another count of remaining after forbidden, according to reports.

The woman was later released from Jefferson Parish Correctional Center after paying $10,750 as bail amount.