Chaos erupted at Miami International Airport on Tuesday when a woman allegedly grabbed a crying boy from his mother and refused to hand him back.

According to deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a woman identified by the Miami Herald as Nadine Joseph was waiting in line with her four-year-old son, who was crying, at Security Checkpoint 5 around 4 a.m.

Alvina Omisri Agba, 23, from Luton, England, then allegedly offered to take the child to calm him down, to which Joseph agreed.

But as soon as she handed over the child, Agba walked away, according to an arrest report obtained by the Herald.

The worried mother then raced to follow Agba, and eventually found her sitting on the floor with her son.

At that moment, the police report indicates Joseph insisted Agba return her son to her, to which the 23-year-old allegedly responded, ‘No, this is my child.’

The suspect proceeded to hold the child tightly with her arms and legs, preventing him from breaking free, and when Joseph tried to retrieve her son, Agba reportedly pushed her away.

Yet Joseph was still able to grab her son’s arms as police say Agba held onto his legs, and the two were trying to wrestle over the child. 

Alvina Omisri Agba, 23, from Luton, England, was arrested on Tuesday after she allegedly took a young boy from his mother and refused to give him back

The incident happened at Miami International Airport’s Security Checkpoint 5 at around 4am

The commotion caused the young boy to scream out, which caught the attention of Natylet Montano, whom Local 10 News reports was working at the check-in counter for Global Crossing Airlines.

Montano then sprang into action and grabbed the child so that he would not be hurt, and held the young boy behind the counter.

‘Once [my colleague] took the boy to the counter, the lady went inside the counter and we called 911,’ GlobalX Air Supervisor Dayanis Ojeda recounted to Local 10 News.

Deputies also explained that Agba crawled underneath the counter and demanded that Montano hand over the child, but three men intervened and blocked her path.

The suspect then allegedly ran away, but deputies were able to catch up with her and take her into custody.

When they then read her her rights, Agba allegedly told officers she was simply taking the child to a wall painted with a rainbow, hoping that would calm him down.

She also allegedly claimed she did not remember what happened when the boy’s mother came to retrieve her son from her, but said she ‘only did it because God told her to do it.’

The young boy sustained deep scratches to his neck, but was ultimately well enough to make his flight with his mother. International travelers are pictured here at the international airport on Friday

Yet authorities say she was not under the influence or drugs or alcohol at the time, according to Fox News.  

Agba is now charged with interfering with custody and battery, and is being held at the Turner Guilford Correctional Center on a $3,500 bond.

Meanwhile, the young boy sustained deep scratches to his neck, but was ultimately well enough to make his flight with his mother.