Athens woman arrested after ramming into deputy patrol vehicle while trying to steal car

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — An Athens woman was arrested after she rammed into a deputy patrol vehicle while trying to steal a car near the Alabama-Tennessee state line.

On Wednesday, around 3:30 a.m., deputies from the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office and Giles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious female in the Lester community near the Alabama-Tennessee state line.

Once deputies arrived in the 2900 block of Lester Road, they encountered Bethany Paige Thornton Garcia, 43, of Athens, Alabama…

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