In a twist over complaints of TSA security officers "groping" airline passengers, a Colorado woman was arrested at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport for groping a TSA agent at the security checkpoint.
According to court records, a 61-year-old woman, Yukari Mihamae, of Longmont, Colo., grabbed the left breast of a female TSA agent Thursday at the Terminal 4 checkpoint. Police said she squeezed and twisted the agent's breast with both hands.
TSA staff said Mihamae refused to be go through passenger screening and became argumentative before she squeezed and twisted the agent's breast with both hands. Police said Mihamae admitted to the crime and was arrested on a felony count of sexual abuse.
However, Maricopa County Jail officials said Mihamae was released from custody Friday. They couldn't immediately provide any information about her case status.According to court records, she lives in Longmont, Colorado and is self-employed.
