Chris Christie’s niece who drunkely bit a cop and called a Hispanic woman a cocaine dealer on plane

The niece of former New Jersey Governor Chis Christie can be pictured for the first time after being arrested on Thanksgiving and thrown off a plane for aggressive behavior.

Shannon Epstein allegedly injured six sheriff’s deputies in the attack, kicking one in the groin and even biting one of them so hard that she broke the skin during her angry tirade.

The 25-year-old, who has removed her social media in the aftermath of her arrest, boarded the 6am Spirit Airlines flight from New Orleans to New Jersey on Thanksgiving morning.

She is also accused of threatening the officers who tried to get her off the plane, bragging that she knows powerful people and her uncle is friends with former President Donald Trump.

Epstein also allegedly accused a Latino family of ‘smuggling cocaine’ while on board the flight. 

DailyMail.com can reveal sweet family snaps of Epstein with Chris and other family members at a gathering earlier this year before the violent incident at Louis Armstrong International Airport.

Shannon Epstein (right pictured with her twin Daniel) injured six sheriff’s deputies in the attack, kicking one in the groin and even biting one of them so hard that she broke the skin

DailyMail.com can picture the two together for the first time, with Shannon (left circle) seen in a picture with Christie  (right circle) during a family gathering in October 

The plane had already left the gate, and was forced to turn around because of her antics – with Epstein growing angry after being approached by authorities.

Epstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair by seven different sheriff’s deputies as she was forced off the plane, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Capt. Jason Rivarde told NOLA.com.

Rivarde added: ‘Throughout her entire interaction with deputies, she repeatedly stated that they would lose their jobs or be arrested because of her familial relationships.’

She asked a Latino family sitting nearby if they were ‘smuggling cocaine’ growing angry after she was asked to leave the plane – becoming ‘extremely combative’.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Christie and Epstein for comment – but they declined to reply.

She allegedly threatened the sheriff’s deputies on the scene, saying her uncle is friends with former President Donald Trump and she knows some important people

Officials confirmed that she has been charged with six counts of battery on a police officer, three counts of disturbing the peace, one of resisting arrest by force and one of remaining after being forbidden

Epstein had to be handcuffed to a wheelchair by seven different sheriff’s deputies to be forced off the plane

Officials confirmed that she has been charged with six counts of battery on a police officer, three counts of disturbing the peace, one of resisting arrest by force and one of remaining after being forbidden.

Her father, Philip Epstein, also lives in New Jersey, and it is not clear why she was in New Orleans before the altercation – but could have been returning home for Thanksgiving festivities.

Christie’s foul-mouthed niece was released from the Jefferson Parish Correction Center on Thanksgiving Day after posting $10,750 bail. She is due back in court on January 23.

As she was wheeled away, Rivarde said, she continued to shout vulgarities and tried to bite more deputies.

Christie’s foul-mouth niece was released from the Jefferson Parish Correction Center on Thanksgiving Day after posting $10,750 bail. She is due back in court on January 23

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Capt. Jason Rivarde told how seven deputies were needed to handcuff Epstein (second from right)  to a wheelchair and force her off the plane in New Orleans

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