BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A central Florida woman was arrested Tuesday after deputies said she caused multiple disturbances, removed most of her clothing in a mobile home park and spit on a deputy during her arrest.
Her actions in the backseat of a deputy’s cruiser after she was taken into custody were captured on multiple body cameras and an in-car camera, authorities confirmed.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 2 p.m. Tuesday to a Texaco gas station after receiving reports about a disorderly person causing a disturbance outside the business.
Employees told deputies that the woman, identified as Iesha Field, 33, of Brooksville, had been yelling at customers, behaving erratically and disrupting business operations. Workers requested that she be trespassed from the property, and deputies issued a trespass warning.
Investigators said Field then left the gas station and walked to a nearby mobile home park, where deputies observed her continuing to behave disruptively.
According to the sheriff’s office, Field removed her clothing and was wearing only underwear while yelling, acting belligerently and disturbing residents. Deputies said her behavior alarmed several residents, including a mother with young children, who requested that Field be trespassed from her property.
Deputies reported that Field appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics and attempted to de-escalate the situation by instructing her to return home. Authorities said Field, who had visible injuries to her right knee and left eye, refused commands and became increasingly combative.
Field was taken into custody, but deputies said she resisted efforts to place her into a patrol vehicle and repeatedly attempted to hit and kick deputies during the arrest.
Once inside the patrol vehicle, Field allegedly continued acting aggressively by repeatedly striking her head and feet against the vehicle’s windows. Deputies said that when they opened the patrol car door to address her behavior, she fell out of the vehicle due to her movements.
The sheriff’s office said Deputy M. LaPalme assisted Field back into the patrol vehicle, at which time she spit on the left side of his face. Authorities said Field spit at the deputy a second time while he was attempting to secure her with a seat belt.
Video shows the deputy slapping Field in the face before closing the vehicle door.
Deputies reported that even after the slap, Field continued resisting and attempting to damage the patrol vehicle as she was transported to the Hernando County Detention Center.
“Due to her continued combative behavior, additional restraints and a spit hood were utilized for the safety of both Field and responding personnel,” a press release from the sheriff’s office stated.
Field was arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and breach of the peace/disorderly intoxication. She was booked into the Hernando County Detention Center, where she was being held on a $3,000 bond.
HCSO officials confirmed that LaPalme’s actions during the encounter are under administrative review.
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