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Glendale woman sentenced for airport assault

Posted 9/18/24

Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman, 20, of Glendale was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to four months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for …

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Glendale woman sentenced for airport assault

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Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman, 20, of Glendale was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to four months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for assaulting a Transportation Security Administration agent at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Coleman pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer inflicting bodily injury on April 23.

On April 25, 2023, Coleman assaulted a TSA agent at Sky Harbor by grabbing the agent’s hair, forcing the agent’s head down against a baggage screening area table, and punching the agent in the head several times with a closed fist. Coleman had to be restrained by several other TSA agents.

In addition to being sentenced to prison, Coleman is banned from traveling by commercial aircraft during the three-year term of court supervision.

TSA officers are federal employees who work for the Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation’s transportation systems. Their primary role is to screen passengers, baggage, and cargo for terrorism threats. Coleman’s actions resulted in the temporary closure of an airport security checkpoint while law enforcement responded.

The Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Phoenix Police Department conducted the investigation. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.