Mother holds down female police officer while daughter was punching her

A police officer was hospitalized after being beaten by a woman.
Police said that 24-year-old Nephatira Dansby, was at an airport in New Jersey, to pick up her mother who was returning from New Orleans, Louisiana.


While waiting for her mother at the Newark Liberty International Airport, Katrina Dansby, 41, was approached by the female officer who asked her to move the vehicle which was blocking two lanes of traffic.

Dansby allegedly opened the car door and pushed the officer out of the way. She then allegedly punched the officer in the face. 

Authorities said that when the mother came out of the airport and saw her daughter assaulting the officer, she held the officer down while her daughter punched her several more times.

The mother and daughter were arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. The officer was taken to a hospital, where she was treated for injuries to her face and knee.

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