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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Chris Christie’s niece who went berserk on a New Jersey-bound Spirit Airlines flight in New Orleans where she ‘injured SIX police officers and accused a Hispanic family of cocaine smuggling’, before showing off to sheriffs that his uncle knows Trump’
- Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s niece was kicked off a plane after allegedly accusing a Latino family of ‘cocaine smuggling’
- She boarded the New Jersey-bound Spirit Airlines flight in New Orleans at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, but was forced to return to the gate.
- New Orleans authorities say Shannon Epstein became combative on board and allegedly injured six sheriff’s deputies.
- DailyMail.com can picture the 25-year-old for the first time after the Thanksgiving robbery.
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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s niece may be photographed for the first time after being arrested on Thanksgiving and thrown off a plane for aggressive behavior.
Shannon Epstein allegedly injured six sheriff’s deputies in the attack, kicking one in the groin and even biting one of them so hard it broke his skin during his furious tirade.
The 25-year-old, who deleted her social media after her arrest, boarded the 6 a.m. Spirit Airlines flight from New Orleans to New Jersey on Thanksgiving morning.
She is also accused of threatening officers who tried to get her off the plane, bragging that she knows powerful people and that her uncle is a friend of former President Donald Trump.
Epstein also allegedly accused a Latino family of ‘cocaine smuggling’ while on board the flight.
DailyMail.com can reveal sweet family snaps of Epstein with Chris and other family members at a gathering earlier this year before the violent incident at Louis Armstrong International Airport.
Shannon Epstein (pictured right with her twin Daniel) injured six sheriff’s deputies in the attack, kicking one in the groin and even biting one hard enough to break his skin.
DailyMail.com can picture the two together for the first time, with Shannon (left circle) pictured with Christie (right circle) during a family reunion in October.
The plane had already left the gate and was forced to turn around due to his antics, and Epstein became angry after being approached by authorities.
Epstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair by seven different sheriff’s deputies when she was forced off the plane, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jason Rivarde told NOLA.com.
Rivarde added: “Throughout his entire interaction with the deputies, he repeatedly stated that they would lose their jobs or be arrested due to their family relationships.”
She asked a Latino family sitting nearby if they were “smuggling cocaine” and flew into a rage after being asked to leave the plane, becoming “extremely combative.”
DailyMail.com contacted Christie and Epstein for comment, but they declined to respond.
He allegedly threatened sheriff’s deputies on the scene, saying his uncle is a friend of former President Donald Trump and knows some important people.
Authorities confirmed that she has been charged with six counts of assault on a police officer, three counts of disorderly conduct, one count of resisting arrest by force and one count of remaining after being barred.
Epstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair by seven different sheriff’s deputies to be forced off the plane.
Authorities confirmed that she has been charged with six counts of assault on a police officer, three counts of disorderly conduct, one count of resisting arrest by force and one count of remaining after being barred.
His father, Philip Epstein, also lives in New Jersey, and it’s unclear why he was in New Orleans before the altercation, but he could have returned home for the Thanksgiving festivities.
Christie’s foul-mouthed niece was released from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on Thanksgiving Day after posting $10,750 bail. She is due back in court on January 23.
As she was led away, Rivarde said, she continued to yell vulgarities and tried to bite more officers.
Christie’s foul-mouthed niece was released from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on Thanksgiving Day after posting $10,750 bail. She is due back in court on January 23.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jason Rivarde recounted how it took seven deputies to handcuff Epstein (second from right) to a wheelchair and force her off the plane in New Orleans.