A 22-year-old woman apparently drove into a ditch in Grambling Saturday afternoon and then resisted officers attempting to take her in for a breath test.
Deajea Mallet of Lake Charles was found behind the wheel of her 2003 Toyota in a ditch on College Avenue in Grambling about 4 p.m. Saturday. Mallet told Grambling police officers she had been washing clothes at a friend’s house and fell asleep. She said she did not know how she got to where officers found her.
According to an officer’s report, Mallet was slurring her speech and speaking incoherently. She refused to cooperate with a state trooper attempting to administer field sobriety tests and was arrested.
While traveling to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, Mallet managed to get out of her handcuffs and tried to open the back door of the patrol car. The officer returned to the accident scene to obtain assistance in restraining Mallet. When an officer let Mallet out to reapply the handcuffs, she resisted by pulling away. She continued to resist while using profanity and warned she would be tased if she did not comply.
Mallet was tased to bring her under control and recuff her. Once restrained, Mallet again resisted by kicking officers and refusing to get in the patrol car.
Mallet was booked for DWI-first offense, careless operation of a vehicle, driving under suspension, simple escape, and resisting an officer.
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