Florida Couple Attempt to Force Their Way onto Flight to Cancún with 1 Allegedly Throwing Coffee at Airport Staffer

On Sunday, March 2, two passengers left the Miami International Airport in handcuffs after physically assaulting airport staff

A Florida couple attempted to force their way onto a flight to Cancún, Mexico.

On the morning of Sunday, March 2, Rafael Seirafe-Novaes and Beatriz Rapoport De Campos Maia were reportedly running late for their flight to Cancún from Miami International Airport when they allegedly attempted to force themselves through security to get onto the aircraft, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement to PEOPLE.

In a video that was shared on social media , at least five officers appear to attempt to restrain Seirafe-Novaes. One of the two suspects allegedly threw coffee at one of the airport staffers during the scuffle, a representative from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office alleged to PEOPLE. The incident concluded with Seirafe-Novaes being escorted in handcuffs to a police car on the tarmac…

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