{"id":249793,"date":"2026-07-22T22:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249793\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:44:23","slug":"woman-arrested-at-pittsburgh-airport-after-allegedly-threatening-taxi-driver-with-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249793\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested at Pittsburgh airport after allegedly threatening taxi driver with knife"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woman arrested at Pittsburgh airport after allegedly threatening taxi driver with knife<\/p>\n

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Police at Pittsburgh International Airport have charged a woman who allegedly held a knife to her taxi driver\u2019s neck while her 8-year-old daughter was in the back seat. <\/p>\n

Mya Owens was arrested Monday at the departures drop-off area. The taxi driver flagged down an officer and reported the incident just as Owens entered the terminal. <\/p>\n

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Court documents state the incident began when the driver picked up Owens at a downtown Pittsburgh hotel. Owens reportedly told her daughter to lie down in the back seat. <\/p>\n

As they approached the airport, Owens allegedly slid up to the driver\u2019s seat, held a large kitchen knife to his neck, and told him to speed up or she would stab him. <\/p>\n

Investigators said a camera in the back of the cab matched the driver\u2019s account. <\/p>\n

Owens is charged with kidnapping, terroristic threats, and corruption of minors.<\/p>\n

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