Crime & Safety
Country Music Star Arrested At Bradley Airport: Police
The musician was arrested on an incoming flight Tuesday.

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - Country music star Gretchen Wilson was arrested Tuesday after acting belligerently toward officers and causing a disturbance at Bradley International Airport, according to a state police report. Wilson, 45, of Lebanon, Tenn. was charged with second-degree breach of peace following the incident.
Police were called to respond to a minor disturbance on an incoming flight. When they interviewed Wilson on the jetway, she became belligerent and caused a disturbance, police said.
Wilson, a Grammy-Award winner, is well known for songs like "Redneck Woman" and "All Jacked Up."
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She was taken into custody and bail was set at $1,000. Wilson is scheduled to appear in court today.
Wilson isn't the only popular music artist to be arrested at the airport this year. Rapper Kamaiyah was arrested in May after she refused to remove her head cover after being asked by TSA officials, according to police.
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