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Fight At Fort Lauderdale Airport Leads To Arrest, Deputy Assaulted

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FIGHT AND FLIGHT! Deputy Injured, Man Arrested.

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Baggage claim at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (BocaNewsNow.com).

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A fight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early Wednesday morning resulted in injury and arrest. The Broward Sheriff’s Office shared this advisory with BocaNewsNow.com.

At approximately 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, Broward County Regional Communications received reports of an individual creating a disturbance in Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy responded and attempted to de-escalate the situation and calm the adult man.

At some point, the man began to assault the deputy. The deputy requested backup, and an arriving deputy deployed a taser on the man. At that time, the man, identified as Anthony Costi, 3/5/1991, was taken into custody. Costi and the BSO deputy involved in the initial incident were transported to Broward Health Medical Center.

The deputy was medically cleared and released. Costi was arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, obstruction with violence and disorderly conduct. 

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