CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A woman who had reportedly been drinking was arrested after biting a police officer.
Officers were called to 470 Martha Ln. Tuesday around 8:12 p.m. about an individual who was potentially intoxicated and arguing with neighbors in the parking lot.
Police determined the woman had been drinking and asked her identity. She refused to tell them and ran away from the officers.
They caught the woman and as she continued to resist, she bit an officer on the hand. Officers were finally able to take her into custody and identified her as Jami Payne.
She booked into Montgomery County Jail and charged with aggravated assault, public intoxication, and resisting arrest. Her bond was set at $36,000.