REDDING, Calif. — A Redding woman was arrested after a bizarre and violent confrontation with a police officer on Saturday afternoon.
According to Redding Police Department, the incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. when a Redding Police Department officer on patrol near Clear Creek Market, located at 7036 Westside Road, noticed a woman engaged in suspicious activity behind the business. The woman, identified as 35-year-old Ashley Fortner of Redding, was suspected of possible theft.
Upon contact, Fortner responded incoherently, leading the officer to suspect she was under the influence of drugs. When the officer attempted to detain her, Fortner fled. Despite the officer's use of emergency lights and verbal commands, she refused to stop.
As the officer exited his patrol vehicle to arrest her, Fortner punched him in the face. In a shocking turn, she then retrieved human feces from her pants and threw it at the officer, striking him. During the ensuing struggle, Fortner grabbed the officer’s groin area and continued to resist arrest.
The officer eventually managed to take Fortner into custody. Both Fortner and the officer sustained minor abrasions during the altercation. Fortner was transported to the Shasta County Jail, where she was booked for felony assault on an officer, resisting arrest, being under the influence of drugs, and her outstanding warrants.
According to Redding Police Department, the incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. when a Redding Police Department officer on patrol near Clear Creek Market, located at 7036 Westside Road, noticed a woman engaged in suspicious activity behind the business. The woman, identified as 35-year-old Ashley Fortner of Redding, was suspected of possible theft.
Upon contact, Fortner responded incoherently, leading the officer to suspect she was under the influence of drugs. When the officer attempted to detain her, Fortner fled. Despite the officer's use of emergency lights and verbal commands, she refused to stop.
As the officer exited his patrol vehicle to arrest her, Fortner punched him in the face. In a shocking turn, she then retrieved human feces from her pants and threw it at the officer, striking him. During the ensuing struggle, Fortner grabbed the officer’s groin area and continued to resist arrest.
The officer eventually managed to take Fortner into custody. Both Fortner and the officer sustained minor abrasions during the altercation. Fortner was transported to the Shasta County Jail, where she was booked for felony assault on an officer, resisting arrest, being under the influence of drugs, and her outstanding warrants.
