Enlarge Phoenix Police via The Arizona Republic This is a frame grab from a video by Phoenix Police of Carol Anne Gotbaum being arrested at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Digg



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Facebook PHOENIX  A videotape of the airport arrest of a woman related to a New York City official shows her shouting and gesturing vehemently at police who appear to be trying to calm her. Carol Gotbaum, 45, died in custody shortly after her arrest Sept. 28 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Gotbaum's stepmother-in-law is New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. Her family's lawyer has alleged that mistreatment of Gotbaum during her detention may have led to her death. A video released Thursday by the Phoenix Police Department shows that Gotbaum drew stares from other passengers as she screamed at airport personnel. RELATED: Husband warned airport of wife's problems The video shows police officers approached Gotbaum and asked her to calm down. When she continued to yell, an officer moved to arrest her. Gotbaum went limp, and police fell to the floor along with her, the video shows. One of her arms was pinned under her body, forcing police to roll her slightly to take her into custody. Gotbaum continued to appear to resist police as they attempted to move her, the video shows. At one point, she locked her legs and police had to pull her. The tape was compiled from shots from three video angles and contained no sound, according to the department. It said that witness accounts of the incident would be made available. A Phoenix lawyer hired by Gotbaum's family did not return a phone call seeking comment. Lawyer Michael Manning is part of a team of people assembled by Gotbaum's family to look into the circumstances of the death. Gotbaum was headed to Tucson to enter an alcohol-treatment facility, according to Howard Rubenstein, a public relations consultant. She became agitated when she missed her connecting flight, according to police. Manning has said the family had no objection to police intervening with Gotbaum, but took issue with the manner of her detainment. She was arrested for disorderly conduct, handcuffed behind her back and shackled to a bench. Police said she was later found unconscious and not breathing with the chain from the shackle pulled against the front of her neck. There are no surveillance cameras in the holding cell where Gotbaum was found dead roughly eight minutes after police officers left her there alone. Phoenix Police Sgt. Andy Hill has said officers followed proper procedure in subduing Gotbaum, who is also the daughter-in-law of New York labor leader Victor Gotbaum. Share this story: Digg del.icio.us Newsvine Reddit Facebook Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. Please stay on topic and be respectful of others. Keep the conversation appropriate for interested readers across the map.