West Lebanon woman charged with assaulting police officer

Lebanon police and emergency medical workers attend to a woman who they carried out of the woods between South Main Street and Elm Street West in West Lebanon, N.H., Sept. 18, 2024. Lebanon Fire Department responded with an ambulance and rescue truck to a call for assistance from police at about 11:15 Wednesday morning. Fire Chief James Wheatley said the patient was conscious and alert and Police Capt. Adam Leland said she was transported to a hospital. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Lebanon police and emergency medical workers attend to a woman who they carried out of the woods between South Main Street and Elm Street West in West Lebanon, N.H., Sept. 18, 2024. Lebanon Fire Department responded with an ambulance and rescue truck to a call for assistance from police at about 11:15 Wednesday morning. Fire Chief James Wheatley said the patient was conscious and alert and Police Capt. Adam Leland said she was transported to a hospital. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News – James M. Patterson

JOHN LIPPMAN

By Valley News Staff Writer

Published: 09-18-2024 8:01 PM

WEST LEBANON — A 27-year-old West Lebanon woman has been charged with four counts of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after police said she fought with officers when they responded at around 10:18 a.m. to a report of a disoriented woman who appeared to be under the influence on Wednesday.

The woman, who police said had been reported to be asking for rides on Elm Street in West Lebanon, fled down an embankment and entered a stagnant body of water near the railroad tracks in the woods between Elm Street and South Main Street when police approached her at the scene, according to a news release from Lebanon police.

Despite attempts by Lebanon police and fire personnel to persuade the woman to come out of the water, she refused, police said. When officers entered the water to “escort (her) to safety,” she “began assaulting” them and attempted to swim away, according to the news release.

Four officers sustained “minor injuries” during the altercation and one officer was transported to the hospital for treatment.

The woman was evaluated at the hospital but did not suffer any injuries.

She has been charged with four counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of resisting arrest, all misdemeanors, the news release said.

John Lippman can be reached at jlippman@vnews.com.

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