Going from a $2.8 million mansion overlooking an exclusive Arizona golf course to a concrete bench in a Nashville drunk tank is quite a downfall.
Yet it is one that Kathleen Loura, 65, had the indignity of enduring after a wine and vodka-fueled ‘girls’ trip’ to Nashville went terribly wrong.
Loura, a psychiatrist who is married to a successful tech executive, found herself spending an uncomfortable night at the Davidson County Detention Center following a shocking eruption by a departure gate at Music City’s airport.
The incident unfolded as Loura prepared to travel home to her mansion when the millionairess was accused of drunkenly assaulting a Southwest Airlines worker after she was denied boarding for being inebriated.
Airport police quickly arrived at Loura’s intended departure gate, where the chaos only worsened, in front of hundreds of stunned passengers.
So disgraceful was Loura’s behavior that many of them burst into applause after police handcuffed her and carted her off to Davidson County Jail to sober up. En route, she wailed at cops that she was not wearing a bra.
The drama, which took place last October but has recently surfaced thanks to police bodycam footage, began after Loura allegedly assaulted a Southwest Airlines flight attendant.
That worker, who has not been named, said Loura ‘hit’ her with her purse and ‘put her hands on her’ after being told to wait to board a flight.
Kathleen Loura, 65, was arrested after a meltdown at Nashville Airport so severe passengers applauded as she was led away
Loura was accused of assaulting this Southwest Airlines gate agent, and called the woman a ‘mongrel’ when approached by police
She claimed Loura called her a ‘f*****g b***h’ and repeatedly ‘moved her out of the way with her body’ during the tussle.
In the bodycam footage, Loura, who was wearing two cowboy hats, an ivory-colored dress and gold jewelry during the incident, called the Southwest worker ‘a power hungry little b***h’ after she was initially approached by cops.
‘I am going to f****** sue Southwest’, she continued, while also referring to the black worker that she was accused of assaulting as a ‘mongrel’.
Loura admitted she had been drinking all day with a doctor friend, and said she’d had three glasses of wine.
A search of her purse uncovered two shooters of Skyy vodka and a Pink Whitney – a vodka cocktail made with the liquor and pink lemonade, according to a police report.
Talking to cops who were trying to placate her, Loura then said: ‘I’m an A-List person, so I went to get on and they go “well, no”.
‘I am mad, do I look like I’m super impaired? I’m not,’ she added, in a slurred voice.
The ‘A-List’ was an apparent reference to her loyalty status as a frequent Southwest flyer.
Loura is pictured sobering up in the drunk tank of Davidson County Jail after her tussle with airport cops, which saw her hit with multiple charges
Loura and husband Ralph enjoy an event sponsored by champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. She claimed to have had three glasses of wine before traveling and was found with Skyy vodka shooters, as well as a Pink Whitney vodka drink in her purse after her arrest
Loura is seen squaring up to a Nashville Police Officer shortly before her arrest. She was given the opportunity to walk out of the airport of her own volition, but ended up talking herself into an arrest
Explaining her time in the city, she added: ‘We drank, we did music, we did the Nashvegas [sic] s***. I’m going home and my husband’s waiting to pick me up.’
Loura then told officers she was suffering ‘cross discrimination’ because of her race, roaring: ‘I’m a white woman and I’m going to sue them.’
Despite the alleged assault on the Southwest staffer, Loura was initially given the opportunity to exit the airport of her own volition, without being arrested.
Southwest refunded her the cost of her ticket, while cops suggested she check herself into a hotel to sober up.
Loura ended up talking herself into a night behind bars after she ignored a police officer’s suggestion while jabbing her finger at him and barking that she would go and stay with her ‘oncologist’ friend.
Three officers had to restrain Loura as she lashed out at them.
‘You just tried to hit my officer’ the lead cop could be heard saying, prompting Loura to snap: ‘I tried to hit you when you handcuffed me.’
It was at that point that Loura was led away. She bellowed ‘Keep it all people!’ to other travelers filming the spectacle, many of whom erupted in cheers.
Passengers applauded as Loura was led away in handcuffs, while she yelled ‘Keep it all people!’ on seeing others record her antics
Loura was led out through a side door onto the airport tarmac, where she briefly tried to break away from an officer.
Outside of the cruiser, she cried out: ‘I don’t have a bra, I have underwear on, I don’t have a bra! I have panties on, but no bra’, after officers said they would be searching her.
Loura added: ‘There you go, you need that. I am so f****** mad’.
She then threatened to sue the cops arresting her, while highlighting that her son-in-law worked as a police officer.
Loura had a spit hood placed over her head in the back of a police SUV after spitting at cops.
She complained about the discomfort of the handcuffs she’d been placed in after she arrived at jail.
Nashville Metropolitan Police Department released a harrowing photo of her slumped over a concrete bench looking distressed, the impact of her multiple poor decisions possibly dawning on her.
Loura was charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on an officer. It remains unclear how she pleaded in court.
She was subsequently released from Davidson County jail the next day. Night court records indicated that a bond of $7,600 would have to be paid to see her released.
Court records seen by the Daily Mail revealed that the case against her was closed in April of this year.
She was handed 11 months probation in relation to the charge of assault on a police officer, while the state dismissed the other charges.
Loura is seen in the back of a police SUV while being taken to prison. She threatened to sue the cops who arrested her
Loura even had to be placed in a spit hood, after officers accused her of spitting at them
Loura’s night in a Nashville drunk tank was a sharp downfall from the luxurious $2.8 mansion where she lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona. It sits next to a golf club and is part of an opulent gated community
A spokesperson for Southwest said: ‘Our Employees are there for the Safety and Hospitality of all our Customers. Southwest does not tolerate this unruly or abusive behavior.’
Loura’s brush with the law is a particularly shocking one, given her wealth and status.
Her four bed, four bath mansion sits in a gated golf club community and offers stunning vistas of the Arizona desert.
She shares the property with her husband Ralph, who is Chairman of the Board of a tech group, having previously held senior executive positions at a host of other firms.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Loura is an advisor for the same company Ralph works at.
The couple frequently share photos of themselves traveling to luxurious destinations.
It remains to be seen whether Loura’s brush with the law will stop her from drinking before any future flights.
The Daily Mail has approached Loura for comment.
