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Hours of flight cancellations and delays led to a melee at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International recently.
Edward Hariston, 41, was arrested after allegedly putting an officer in a chokehold during a scuffle.
According to a police report, an officer saw Hariston leaning over the ticket counter arguing and pushing buttons on the keyboard at the ticket counter, as the woman he was with got behind the counter, stood on the baggage scale, and started yelling.
A witness says Hariston eventually put the officer that was dealing with the incident into a chokehold and took him to the ground.
As the officer reportedly began to lose consciousness, more officers arrived on the scene to pull Hariston off him.
Hariston was taken to the hospital and now faces four charges including attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and battery on a law enforcement officer.
His bail has been set at $50,000.