Narcotics agents arrested a Ruston woman wanted on a warrant Tuesday after she said she was not going to jail and resisted arrest.
Officers from the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team spotted Tara M. Driskill, 32, who was wanted on an active Lincoln Parish arrest warrant. When Driskill was told of the warrant and that she was under arrest, she yelled she was not going to jail, balled up her fist, and snatched her arm away from the arresting officer.
Driskill was told not to pull away, but she continued to back away and turned her to run. Driskill had to be subdued and suffered a laceration above her left eye and a chipped tooth, according to an arrest affidavit.
Ruston Ambulance Service was called to the scene. Meanwhile, the arresting officers rendered aid to stop the bleeding.
During a search of the vehicle, a glass smoking pipe used to smoke methamphetamine was found under the driver’s seat. Once Driskill was evaluated and released from the North Louisiana Medical Center emergency room, she was transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
According to the affidavit, a search at the detention center located a bag of nearly four grams of methamphetamine inside Driskill’s underwear. She was booked for possession of methamphetamine, introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, and a warrant for theft of property valued less than $750.
Bail was set at $51,000.
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