- Tuesday October 25th, 2016 :: 10:42 a.m. EDT
Scuffle with Trooper Results in ArrestÂ
Scuffle with Trooper Results in Arrest
Vigo County—This morning around 1:00, Vigo County Central Dispatch reported a reckless and speeding driver westbound on Park Avenue in the area of Lafayette Avenue. The vehicle was reportedly a silver Ford Crown Victoria driven by a female.
Moments later, Central Dispatch reported the female suspect was in the 5400 block of North 14 ½ Street allegedly breaking out windows of a family member. Reports also indicated the female may have been breaking out windows of another family member on North 14th in the area of Park Ave, prior to the 14 ½ Street address.
Trooper Brad Fyfe was in the area and located the suspect vehicle parked in the middle of the 5400 block of North 14 ½ Street with the driver’s side door open. The female immediately exited a yard, entered the roadway, and began yelling obscenities at Trooper Fyfe. During her yelling, the suspect initiated a scuffle with Trooper Fyfe. After a brief struggle, Trooper Fyfe was able to take her into custody. However, during the altercation with the suspect, Trooper Fyfe sustained a minor head wound and was also bitten by a dog from a nearby residence. Fyfe and the suspect were treated and released for minor injuries from Terre Haute Union Hospital.
Arrested: Rhonda L. Booe, age 49, of Terre Haute, IN.
Incarcerated in the Vigo County Jail.
Preliminary Charges: Resisting Law Enforcement, Battery with Bodily Injury, Battery on a Public Safety Official, and Disorderly Conduct
Assisting was the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office.
Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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SGT. JOE WATTS
Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Putnamville District 53-Putnamville, IN
1927 U.S. 40
Greencastle, IN 46135
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-653-4114
Joe Watts
Public Information Office
[email protected]
765-653-4114