Texas woman, 82, won’t be charged in Kansas airport clash

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FILE - This booking file photo released by Sedgwick County Sheriff\'s Office shows Lila Mae Bryan of Mesquite, Texas. The 82-year-old Texas woman was arrested and jailed for about two hours after she scuffled with a Kansas airport security officer who confiscated an oversized liquid from her carry-on bag, early Wednesday, May 31, 2017, authorities said. Wichita City Attorney Jennifer Magana said the case against Bryan was dismissed Friday, June 16 at the request of the security agent and she will not face charges. (Sedgwick County Sheriff\'s Office via AP File)

WICHITA, Kan. – An 82-year-old Texas woman who got into a scuffle with a Wichita airport security agent will not face charges.

Wichita City Attorney Jennifer Magana said the case against Lila Bryan was dismissed Friday at the request of the security agent.

Bryan, of Mesquite, Texas, was cited by police May 31 for misdemeanour battery after she hit a Transportation Security Administration agent at Wichita’s Dwight Eisenhower Airport. The TSA said Bryan became upset after the agent tried to confiscate a bottle of foaming hand gel that was too large to carry on the plane.

She was arrested, photographed and fingerprinted before being freed.

Bryan told The Associated Press after her arrest that she was exhausted and had forgotten to take her medication before the confrontation.

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