Woman arrested for allegedly punching 81-year-old, yelling racial slurs at Tennessee airport
Woman arrested for allegedly punching 81-year-old, yelling racial slurs at Tennessee airport (MNPD)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly starting a fight at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee.
Autum Cathey is accused of yelling racial slurs at law enforcement, causing a commotion to various businesses inside the airport and attacking an elderly woman.
According to an arrest warrant, officers responded to a call about a fight at the airport’s Green Room Restaurant.
At one point during the chaos, the arrest warrant says Cathey started yelling at an 81-year-old woman before punching the woman with a “closed fist holding a cellphone.” The victim suffered bruising and a quarter-inch laceration above her left eye, the arrest warrant states.
The two apparently had a short conversation before Cathey allegedly punched the victim. When officers arrived, many witnesses and the victim all provided the same information on the incident.
After the alleged attack, the arrest warrant says Cathey continued walking through the concourse, destroying a Mexican pride display and knocking items off numerous business shelves.
When law enforcement confronted Cathey, she resisted arrest by “going limp” and pulling away many times, the arrest warrant says.
She also allegedly called the officers racial slurs such as “Mayo Monkey” and spit on the Operational Firearms Commander’s head and neck during the arrest.
Cathey was taken into custody and charged with elderly abuse.
Woman punched elderly woman, yelled racist slurs during BNA outburst, police say
Autumn Cathey, 26, was charged with elderly abuse, assault on a first responder, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
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Published: Sep. 23, 2023 at 4:26 AM GMT+7
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A woman is facing charges after allegedly spitting on an officer and hitting an elderly woman at the Nashville International Airport.
Autumn Cathey, 26, was charged with elderly abuse, assault on a first responder, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Police said they responded to an alleged fight at The Green Room restaurant at the airport on Sept. 21. Cathey was later seen throwing items off the shelves of a business in one of the airport’s concourses, police said. At one point, Cathey punched an elderly woman in the face, causing a serious injury, according to police.
When police tried to arrest her, she allegedly resisted, yelled racist slurs and spit at one of the officers, according to an arrest report.
Cathey has a court date set for Sept. 25.
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