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The daughter-in-law of one of New York's top officials screamed, "I'm
not a terrorist!" and fought with security officials in the Phoenix
airport before being wrestled to the ground and handcuffed, witnesses
told the Daily News yesterday.
Carol Anne Gotbaum, 45, of the upper West Side, died less than an hour
later, after cops claim she apparently strangled herself while trying
to escape from the handcuffs in a holding cell at Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport.
"I'm not a terrorist! I'm a sick mom! I need help!" yelled the mother
of three after she missed the 2:58 p.m. US Airways Express flight to
Tucson, said airport workers who witnessed the confrontation Friday.
They said one cop put his knee in her back to restrain her while
others grabbed her flailing arms.
"I believe she was a little not-there. She kept punching. She kept
screaming. She kept kicking," one worker told The News. "She looked
really scared, really frightened. I think she was afraid to go to
jail."
Gotbaum's husband, Noah, is the son of longtime city labor leader
Victor Gotbaum and the stepson of his wife, Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum, a possible candidate for mayor in 2009.
Betsy Gotbaum said her stunned family was still searching for answers
in the sudden death.
"Carol was a wonderful, wonderful person," Betsy Gotbaum said. "She
was a wonderful mother. She was sweet and kind and loving. At this
moment, we are awaiting the results of the investigation."
Cops said Gotbaum was traveling alone and could not explain why she
was in Phoenix or what prompted her anger. She was charged with
disorderly conduct.
Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill said Gotbaum kept screaming
after she was placed in the holding cell, until cops realized she had
been silent for several minutes and found her unresponsive. The county
medical examiner has not determined a cause of death.
"The longest she was alone was five or 10 minutes," Hill said.
She was handcuffed behind her back, Hill said.
But he couldn't immediately explain why a distressed woman was left
alone in handcuffs while seven police officers were in the security
office.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200...kins_plea_before_dying_im_not_a_.html?ref=rss
not a terrorist!" and fought with security officials in the Phoenix
airport before being wrestled to the ground and handcuffed, witnesses
told the Daily News yesterday.
Carol Anne Gotbaum, 45, of the upper West Side, died less than an hour
later, after cops claim she apparently strangled herself while trying
to escape from the handcuffs in a holding cell at Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport.
"I'm not a terrorist! I'm a sick mom! I need help!" yelled the mother
of three after she missed the 2:58 p.m. US Airways Express flight to
Tucson, said airport workers who witnessed the confrontation Friday.
They said one cop put his knee in her back to restrain her while
others grabbed her flailing arms.
"I believe she was a little not-there. She kept punching. She kept
screaming. She kept kicking," one worker told The News. "She looked
really scared, really frightened. I think she was afraid to go to
jail."
Gotbaum's husband, Noah, is the son of longtime city labor leader
Victor Gotbaum and the stepson of his wife, Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum, a possible candidate for mayor in 2009.
Betsy Gotbaum said her stunned family was still searching for answers
in the sudden death.
"Carol was a wonderful, wonderful person," Betsy Gotbaum said. "She
was a wonderful mother. She was sweet and kind and loving. At this
moment, we are awaiting the results of the investigation."
Cops said Gotbaum was traveling alone and could not explain why she
was in Phoenix or what prompted her anger. She was charged with
disorderly conduct.
Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill said Gotbaum kept screaming
after she was placed in the holding cell, until cops realized she had
been silent for several minutes and found her unresponsive. The county
medical examiner has not determined a cause of death.
"The longest she was alone was five or 10 minutes," Hill said.
She was handcuffed behind her back, Hill said.
But he couldn't immediately explain why a distressed woman was left
alone in handcuffs while seven police officers were in the security
office.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/200...kins_plea_before_dying_im_not_a_.html?ref=rss
