A newly engaged couple headed to Cancún for a celebratory getaway allegedly turned violent at Miami International Airport on Sunday, attacking airline employees and trying to force their way onto an American Airlines flight, authorities said. Rafael Seirafe-Novaes and Beatriz Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia “ignored the signs and verbal commands” of a ticket agent before barging onto the jet bridge, according to a police report. Cell phone footage shows Seirafe-Novaes scuffling with security officers before he and Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia were taken into custody. During the altercation, the couple allegedly shoved two airline workers and threw coffee on them. Rapoport-De-Campos-Maia later denied the allegations in an interview with CBS Miami, insisting, “Nobody threw coffee. The coffee was in my hand, and just fell apart.” They have each been charged with two counts of battery and one count of trespassing on property after warning—charges they are reportedly fighting. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, acts of intentional violence in an international airport are punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 and 20 years in prison.
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