A 63-year-old San Antonio, Texas woman was arrested after a disturbance at a Newnan extended-stay hotel over the weekend, one that police say involved a false claim of federal law enforcement status and ended with an officer bitten during the arrest. Charlene Kim Carr now faces four separate charges stemming from the encounter on Saturday.
According to The Newnan Times-Herald, Newnan police responded to the StudioRes by Marriott at 20 Celebrate Life Parkway at about 9:22 a.m. Saturday after receiving a criminal trespass complaint. Hotel management had asked Carr to leave the property, but she refused to go, according to the report.
Police say officers attempted to remove Carr from the property several times without success. At one point during the encounter, Carr indicated to officers that she was deaf and mute, though police determined that was not true, per the outlet’s report.
Officer Bitten as Arrest Turns Physical
When officers moved to arrest her, Carr tried to run, according to the same account. She reportedly yelled during the arrest and claimed she was a federal law enforcement officer. Police say she then resisted officers and bit one of them during the struggle…