DUMFRIES, Va. (WUSA9) -- A drunk Virginia woman bit an officer on the arm and resisted arrest in Dumfries, Va. Tuesday night, Prince William County police said.
Police responded to the 17100 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy around 8:45 p.m. for the report of a reckless driving complaint. Crews found the vehicle parked in front of a business when they got to the scene.
The accused was approached by police. Authorities said she became agitated and appeared to be intoxicated. The woman was then placed under arrest. Police stated that the woman resisted arrest when officers were trying to put her in the backseat of the police cruiser. She then bit an officer on the arm.
Merley Jean Dorestal, 43, of Fredericksburg was charged with assault and battery on a LEO, resisting arrest and public intoxication.
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