Woman arrested during disturbance at Newark Liberty International Airport
NEWARK NJ Oct 2 2022— A major disturbance unfolded Thursday evening at Newark Liberty International Airport as Terminal B was evacuated when a woman ran into a secure area of the airport.
Port Authority police ordered everyone out of the terminal around 9:15 p.m. when Shanita Witter, 24 who had just arrived on a flight bolted for a security door, according to spokeswoman Lenis Valens.
Witter is a New Jersey resident but Valens declined to disclose her town.
A search with K9s located Witter an hour later.
She was charged by Port Authority police with defiant trespass and interfering with transportation. Witter was released pending a court date.
Travelers had to be rescreened in order to re-enter the terminal which houses many international airlines plus Delta, Spirit and some United flights.
