The video of the incident went viral on socials.
In the video, the woman, who was reportedly having a 'manic episode', was seen in a completely naked state running from one end to the other at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and screaming.
Identified as Samantha Palma, the woman attacked two people with a pencil and also bit a restaurant manager on the forearm in the incident that dates back to March 14.
Woman strips naked, stabs, and bites Staff at airport in Texas. According to a report, the woman, identified as Samantha Palma, stabbed two airport employees with a pencil and bit a restaurant manager. In the video, she can be seen shouting at security officers, throwing water,… pic.twitter.com/kWAUiHjAkd
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The onlookers were seen recording her in mobile phones.
Palma was taken into police custody. She has been charged with aggravated assault using a deadly weapon, CNN News 18 reported.
As per reports, the woman accepted that she had missed her medication on that day.
Palma, as she claimed, was travelling with her eight-year-old daughter.