Dallas Airport Incident Highlights Mental Health Crisis After Viral Video of Violent Episode

Samantha Palma remains detained on a mental health hold and faces aggravated assault charges after a manic episode involving violence and erratic behavior at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Samantha Palma, during a manic episode on March 14, stabbed two individuals with a pencil and bit a restaurant manager at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Viral video footage shows Palma stripping naked, breaking a display television, and engaging in erratic behavior, including identifying as Disney princesses and calling herself 'Venus.'
Police found Palma behind an emergency exit door, covered in blood later confirmed not to be her own, and learned she was traveling with her 8-year-old daughter.
Palma admitted to police that she had not taken her prescribed medication on the day of the incident, though the specific medication remains undisclosed.
She has been detained on a mental health hold and is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, raising questions about the intersection of public safety and mental health care.