Bank robber who opened fire at Dallas airport is career criminal who once told judge that she was married to Chris Brown and that she was 'God's prophet': Judge found her unfit to stand trial in previous case but ruled she was NOT a danger tothe pu
Portia Odufuwa, 37, emerged from a bathroom inside Dallas Love Field airport on Monday and pulled a gun, then began firing at the ceiling, police said
She was shot in the lower body and taken to hospital; the airport was shut down and passengers cowered in terror
It now emerges that Odufuwa has previously been charged with arson, false reporting, and bank robbery
She told police she was 'God's prophet' and claimed to be married to singer Chris Brown: she was declared unfit for trial
July 26, 2022
A Texan woman who opened fire inside Dallas's Love Field airport on Monday, bringing the bustling transit hub to a standstill, is a career criminal with a history of arson, bank robbery and trespass, who was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
Portia Odufuwa, 37, once told police she was 'God's prophet', and claimed she was married to rapper Chris Brown. She was ordered to attend mental health treatment sessions, but a judge decided in June 2021 she was not a danger to the public.
On Monday, Odufuwa was shot by police after she pulled out a gun at the airport, aimed it toward the ceiling and fired several times.
She was hit in the lower body and taken to hospital: no one else was injured in the chaos, but flights were suspended and the terminal evacuated.
Hours later it emerged that Odufuwa was well-known to the police, with multiple run-ins with the law dating back to 2019.
In April 2019, she attempted to rob a branch of Bank of America - entering the building in Wylie, a suburb 30 miles from downtown Dallas, and passing over a note demanding cash.
Customers were moved to a safe location, and Odufuwa fled, but was found nearby running away.
She was found incompetent to stand trial and underwent both inpatient and outpatient treatment, The Dallas Morning News reported.
The case was eventually dismissed.
Six months later, police were called to a home on fire in Mesquite, another suburb of Dallas, and found Odufuwa standing outside, watching it burn.
She asked to speak to police and told the officer she was 'responsible for the fire,' according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by the paper.
Asked why she started the blaze, Odufuwa replied: 'I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney, but I'm basically letting you all know that I am the cause of this fire.'
Odufuwa told police that she previously lived inside the house and returned because 'it never fully burned down.'
Neighbors said she used to live in the house, and repeatedly tried to set it on fire.
She then told the police she could not talk to them any more, until she had spoken to her husband - who she identified as Chris Brown.
The case was ultimately dropped due to lack of scientific evidence.
Her most recent arrest was in April last year, when, angry at being asked to leave a hotel, she pulled the fire alarm.
Asked by police on the scene for her address, she gave the address of Brown's home.
She was charged with filing a false report, but the case was dismissed in November and Odufuwa was found incompetent to stand trial.
Her address, in the court documents, was given as 'homeless'.
Odufuwa wrote beside it: 'Not homeless, just a situation.'
On Monday, Eddie Garcia, Dallas chief of police, said that the 37-year-old woman - later identified as Odufuwa - went into the restroom at the airport before emerging with a gun and firing most of the shots at the ceiling.
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