As recently as last summer a Dallas County judge found the woman accused of opening fire inside a terminal at Dallas Love Field airport was not a danger to others.
Portia Odufuwa, 37, was shot by police Monday after she pulled out a gun at the airport, aimed it toward the ceiling & fired several times. No one else was injured. Odufuwa was struck in the lower body & hospitalized.
A Dallas County Judge found Odufuwa incompetent to stand trial in a June 2021 misdemeanor case & referred her to outpatient mental health services. Odufuwa was accused of pulling a fire alarm when there was no threat.
On Monday, Dallas police said Odufuwa was dropped off at the airport about 11 a.m., where she went inside the bathroom & came out wearing a hoodie before the shooting.
She has previously faced charges including arson, robbery, criminal trespass & false reporting all filed in cities across North Texas over the past several years. The outcomes of some cases were unclear Monday though several were dismissed. Court records show she has previously told police she is married to celebrity Chris Brown & that she is “God’s prophet.”
It was unclear Monday what mental health diagnoses Odufuwa has that led to her being found incompetent to stand trial.
One of the most serious cases stemmed from a 2019 arson arrest in Mesquite. The Dallas County District Attorney’s office rejected the arson case because of a lack of scientific evidence.
Odufuwa was standing outside, watching it burn. She told an officer she was “responsible for the fire. I am God’s prophet & I need an attorney.”
She refused to give more information until she could speak with her husband, whom she identified as Brown. She was not married to Brown.
Odufuwa was also accused of robbing a Bank of America in Wylie on April 5, 2019.
She was found incompetent to stand trial & underwent treatment. The case was eventually dismissed.
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Source: The Dallas Morning News
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