More recently, as last Summer Dallas County Judge found woman accused of opening fire inside the terminal of the airport Dallas Love Field was not danger to others, Dallas County records show.
Portia Odufuwa, 37, was shot and killed by police on Monday after pulling out a gun at the airport, aimed it at the ceiling and fired at several times, the Dallas police said. Not one was still wounded. Odufuwa was amazed in Lower body and hospitalized,” the police said. Degree of her injuries were unknown.
Dallas County Judge Christine Wade found Odufuwa cannot stand trial in misdemeanor case in June 2021 and referred her to an outpatient psychiatric service. Odufuwa was accused of pulls fire anxiety when there was no threat. Wade is unavailable for comment and Odufuwa’s mental state could have changed since then.
On Monday, Dallas police said Odufuwa had been abandoned. off at the airport around 11 am, where she went into the bathroom and finished out wearing hoodie before shooting.
court records show she previously faced charges including arson, robbery, criminal encroachment and false reporting – all filed in cities in North Texas over in past some years. results of some cases were unclear on Monday, although some were rejected. court records show she had previously told police that she was married to celebrity Chris Brown and that she was “God’s prophet”.
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On Monday, it was unclear what mental health diagnoses Odufuwa had led to her being found unable to stand trial. Existence found incompetence means the defendants cannot help in them defense or identify participants in courtroom e.g. judge. They then undergo counseling and sometimes medication to restore their capacity.
It was unclear if Odufuwa had a lawyer. Lawyer on the list in court records on the arson charge said on Monday that he did not currently represent her. Most recently, she was appointed District Attorney. public mental health department. This attorney could not be contacted. for comment.
Woman who opened the door for a home listed for Odufuwa in public records declined to comment. Red brick home located in silence community of townhouses in Wylie, about 25 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. Odufuwa family declined to comment.
Chris Brown home
In the case where Odufuwa is accused of pulling fire alarm, Mesquite police said on Monday that she was arrested on April 25, 2021.
Police said Odufuwa was staying at a hotel. in block 4000 of Towne Crossing and was denied an extension of her stay. Odufuwa got upset and pulled fire anxiety in front of clerk, the police said.
In that case, Odufuwa gave the address for Brown Mansion as her home.
This feed false report the case was dismissed by Judge Wade, in November 2021, despite Odufuwa “not successfully complete in program”when she was found incompetent to stand trial, according to Dallas County court records. She was expected to continue providing mental health care elsewhere.
In court documents for in this case, “homeless” is typed in as Odufuwa’s address. Odufuwa seems to have written “not homeless just situation” next to him.
“God’s Prophet”
One of the most serious cases occurred as a result of arson in 2019 arrest in Mesquite. Dallas County District Attorney office dismissed the arson case because of absence of scientific evidence, said District Attorney John Crusoe. Creso said he didn’t have further details yet.
On 10/04/2019, at about 19:50, employees were sent to block 900 of Bridgewater Lane, near Valley Creek Road, because house was on fire.
Odufuwa stood outside, watching him burn, and asked to speak with police officer. She told the officer that sheresponsible for in fire”, according to arrest- command statement.
The officer asked her if she had started fire intentionally, and she said yes, according to the affidavit. When the officer asked why, the affidavit states that she replied, “I am God’s prophet and I need lawyer but I basically let you all know what am I cause of this is fire”.
Odufuwa told the police that she used to live in house and came back because “never completely burned out down”, – said in a statement. She said home was burned down twice before and the officers couldn’t figure out why she burned it down- the statement says.
Neighbours also police confirmed that Odufuwa lived in home in in past and set fires there, according to sworn testimony.
Odufuwa said she was going to home from “another side of city,” the statement said. She told the police that she was from California and was going to leave. back there.
She refused give more information until she could speak with to her husband, whom she identified as Brown, the police wrote. in affidavit. She was not married to Brown.
In the arson case, the owner of in home told investigators that wanted to file charges, the statement said. The police wrote in affidavit no one still suspected that he was inside home “how property was in State of dilapidation due to previous fires.
Incompetent and case dismissed
Odufuwa was also accused of rob bank in Wylie on April 5, 2019
Wylie police said Odufuwa entered the bank of America in block 1300 of West FM544 and showed a note demanding non-disclosure amount of money. Clients were moved to a safe location and responding officers found Odufuwa was nearby when she tried to escape, police said at the time.
She was found disabled and was on inpatient and outpatient treatment. The case was eventually dismissed, court records show. Did not have clear Monday why was she found incompetent.

