Alexandra M. Helman-Gilbert, 29, of Bellefontaine, was charged Sunday with felony counts of assault on a peace officer, harassment with a bodily substance and possession of hashish. She also faces misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and persistent disorderly conduct.
Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department arrived at 555 Newell St., Apt. 41, at 11:10 p.m. after it was reported the suspect was intoxicated. She was spotted stumbling between a residence and tall bush near the intersection of Newell and Spring Avenue.
She was visibly intoxicated and had several can of alcoholic seltzer in the pockets of her clothing.
Helman-Gilbert agreed to go to Mary Rutan Hospital for treatment and observation but opened one of the seltzers to chuck before going. Officers had instructed her she could not consume the beverage and took her into custody.
She resisted efforts to handcuff her or walk her to a cruiser. Officers took her to the cruiser and placed in the rear seat.
Officers report she tried to unbuckle herself; slammed her head into the front and the rear plexiglass partitions; and began kicking a screaming.
She reportedly tried to bite an officer and spat in his face as police moved to hobble her.
She was transported to the Logan County Jail and placed in a restraint chair.
Nearly 34 grams of liquid hashish was found in the defendant’s purse.
Motorists given tickets in crashes
Neil D. Kauffman, 17, of Bellefontaine, was issued a traffic citation for a stop sign violation following a 7:15 a.m. March 17 injury crash at Park Street and Auburn Avenue.
He was southbound on Park and drove a car into the path of an eastbound sport utility vehicle operated by Cynthia Kirkpatrick, 58, of Bellefontaine.
Both motorists were checked at the scene by medics from the Bellefontaine Fire and EMS Department but neither was transported for treatment.
Damage was heavy to the car and light to the SUV.
• Rebekah A. Calderwood, 25, of Lima, was cited for failure to control after a 10 a.m. March 17 crash in the 800 block of north Main Street.
Officers report she was southbound and fell asleep. Her car veered off the right side of the road, over a curb and struck a fire hydrant. The car was knocked onto it lefts side and slid left into the center turn lane before falling back onto it wheels. It then traveled off the right side of the road and into a parking lot.
A Bellefontaine squad responded but Calderwood was not injured.
Damage was heavy to the car.
Vehicle target of theft
Brenda Doty, 509 Albert St., Apt. A, reported a license plate and a catalytic converter were removed from her sport utility vehicle while parked at her residence. She provided officers with a suspect.