RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police arrested a woman on Wednesday after an incident at a hotel on Luna Avenue.
Police say 28-year-old Jobeth Morrisette of Batesland had gone behind the hotel’s front desk without permission and was refusing to leave.
Police arrived and began escorting her out of the hotel office when she grabbed a pair of scissors and turned towards an officer.
As an officer began escorting her out of the office and made their way towards the exit, Morrisette lunged for a pair of scissors on a nearby desk, grabbed them, and turned towards the officer.
The officer then grabbed her and brought her to the ground, commanding her to drop the scissors. Another officer arrived to assist in getting Morrisette detained. According to the news release, she was non-compliant, and subsequently placed in a WRAP safety restraint system.
She was placed under arrest for aggravated assault on law enforcement, impersonation to deceive law enforcement, resisting arrest, and a probation hold.
She was transported to the Pennington County jail.
