A 19-year-old St. Thomas woman is facing charges after a police officer was kicked, punched, and bitten while trying to remove an unwanted guest from a local home.
St. Thomas police were called to a Hughes Street home around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by the homeowner who wanted help getting a woman, who was allegedly drunk and belligerent, to leave.
When officers arrived the woman continued to refuse to go and became combative when police tried to remove her from the home. An officer was kicked, punched, and bitten, but did not suffer any injuries.
A 19-year-old woman was arrested. She is now charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
