A NASA astronaut was arrested Monday on battery and attempted kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to subdue a romantic rival with pepper spray and abduct her from a parking lot at Orlando International Airport, police said.The rest of the story explains how Capt. Nowak, married with three children, used or planned to use pepper spray, diapers, and a CO2-powered BB pistol.
Navy Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, who was a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery in July, and Colleen Shipman were both reported to be "in a relationship" with astronaut Bill Oefelein, a Navy commander, according to a police report of the incident.
Nowak, 43, has been charged with battery, attempted kidnapping, attempted burglary to a vehicle and destruction of evidence. Police have recommended Nowak be held without bond...
Here's Capt. Nowak's official NASA biography (read it soon, before it gets taken down). I guess even the best officers can crack sometimes...
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