A North Carolina woman accused of striking a police officer with her car during a street takeover was released on $3,000 bond just hours after her arrest, a decision law enforcement leaders say sends a troubling message.
Tanaezah Michelle Austin, 25, faces a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon on a government official in the early Sunday morning incident in northwest Charlotte.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers responded around 3:25 a.m. to reports of vehicles doing donuts in a commercial parking lot. When officers attempted to break up what police described as a street takeover, one officer approached a black Kia Optima that was attempting to leave…