NJ woman bites, spits at officer’s face during arrest
A 27-year-old New Jersey woman resisted arrest at a Wayne Township hotel by kicking, biting and spitting in a police officer’s face, officials said Thursday.
Galaxy Douglas, of Parsippany, was sitting in a vehicle parked at the Quality Inn on Route 46 early Tuesday evening when two officers on patrol recognized her from a previous arrest.
After checking police records, the two Wayne police officers discovered that Douglas had several active criminal warrants for his arrest, said Det. » said Captain Dan Daly in a press release.
When they told her she was under arrest on the outstanding warrants, Douglas allegedly became contentious and told them she would not allow it.
As efforts to deescalate the situation failed, Douglas “became more hostile and refused to engage further with the officers,” Daly said.
The wild interaction turned physical when the two officers attempted to force her out of the vehicle, and she began kicking both men, while refusing to let go of the steering wheel.
When she was finally out of the car and into a patrol car, Douglas bit one of the officers on the arm and spat in the face of the other, according to Daly.
Douglas, who continued to ‘spit wildly and scream’ at police headquarters, was eventually taken to hospital for assessment – but first had to be ‘physically extracted’ [from her cell] by multiple officers,” Daly said.
Following her medical evaluation, Douglas was booked into the Passaic County Jail Reception Center on several charges, including aggravated assault, resisting arrest and throwing bodily fluids at law enforcement.
Officer Harrison Kirby, who was bitten on the arm, was also taken to a medical facility for treatment, Daly said.
