A late-night disturbance at a popular Las Vegas casino ended with a woman being physically removed from the property after a confrontation with police officers escalated into a brief physical altercation.
According to witnesses, the woman — described as white, in her 40s, and dressed in upscale evening wear — had been causing a scene near the high-limit tables after reportedly being asked to leave the area by casino staff.
“She was clearly upset, raising her voice, and saying something about how she didn’t do anything wrong,” said one bystander. “Staff tried to talk to her calmly, but it just kept getting louder.”
Security eventually called the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for assistance. Officers arrived shortly after and attempted to de-escalate the situation, but tensions quickly rose when the woman allegedly became confrontational.
In body camera footage reviewed by internal investigators (but not yet released to the public), the woman can be heard saying she “felt like punching a cop,” moments before stepping aggressively toward one of the responding officers.
The officer responded by pushing her back with an open hand to the upper chest area to maintain distance. That’s when the woman began yelling that she had been “physically assaulted” and “abused by law enforcement.”
“She was yelling that she had been shoved, and she was demanding to speak to a supervisor,” another witness said. “It all happened really fast, but it definitely got physical — though not in the way she was making it seem.”
No injuries were reported, and the woman was not arrested, but she was issued a trespass citation and escorted off the premises. She continued to protest loudly as she left, insisting she had done nothing wrong and vowing to “take this public.”
Police later confirmed the use of force was minimal and within department policy, describing the officer’s actions as a “standard defensive maneuver” used to create space during a tense interaction.
The casino declined to comment on the incident, citing privacy concerns.
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