New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum

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Details of Chris Christie's 25-year-old niece Shannon Epstein's alleged airplane meltdown are flying in recent news reports.

The former New Jersey governor's niece is accused of holding up a Spirit Airlines flight for 22 minutes after accusing a family of smuggling cocaine then kicking and biting sheriff's deputies trying to detain her at Louis Armstrong International Airport on Thanksgiving Day, as first reported by NOLA.com.

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Epstein, of New Orleans, apparently accused a family who she perceived to be Latino if they were smuggling cocaine on the 6 a.m. flight to New Jersey, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

Epstein's removal was requested by airline workers, but she only became more upset as the plane started taxiing, officials told the outlet. Epstein apparently refused to get off of the jet bridge then bit the arm of a deputy, kicked another in the groin and hurt four more while they tried to detain her, the spokesman tells the outlet.

Epstein apparently said to authorities: "Do you know who I am? I'm Chris Christie's daughter and you're so f***ed," the New York Post said citing court documents. "You will lose your job over this sh*t. I know Donald Trump."

Her behavior was apparently consistent with that of someone who had ingested drugs and alcohol, the outlet said citing police papers.

It took a total of seven deputies to handcuff Epstein to a wheelchair, before the was jailed and charged with battery on a police officer, disturbing the peace, and resisting arrest. She was released on $10,750 bail, the spokesman said.

Finally, Epstein apparently also accused deputies of homophobia, saying: "I'm a lesbian, is that it? Do you want to put your d**k in me? That's it, isn't it? That's what this is all about?"

Click here for more from NOLA.com and here for more from the New York Post.