A 40-year-old Bagley woman stopped for a headlight that was out threw a lit cigarette at a Clearwater County deputy and hit him in the chest, according to the complaint.
The deputy was on patrol at about 10:48 p.m. Nov. 9 when he saw a vehicle with a headlight out and turned around to stop it. The driver sped up as he turned, according to the deputy’s account. After he turned on his lights and siren the driver alternated between slowing and speeding up before pulling into a driveway.
The driver, Summer Joy Stevens, got out despite commands to stay put, approached the deputy and began yelling and cursing at him, the complaint says. He noted a strong odor of alcohol, watery eyes and slurred speech. She threatened to hurt him if he did not let her go. After he put her back in handcuffs, the complaint alleges, she tried to kick him while screaming at him, threatened to beat him up and threw the lit cigarette, striking the left side of his chest.
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A judge signed a search warrant for a sample of her blood or urine. She agreed to give blood at an emergency department. The sample went to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for testing. The complaint does not report results.
Without being asked, Stevens said she and a passenger had been drinking, the complaint says. She later told the deputy she had smoked two “blunts” and had consumed alcohol.
Stevens is charged in Clearwater County District Court in a complaint filed Nov. 10 with threats of violence, a felony that carries up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine or both. She also faces two counts of fourth-degree assault of a peace officer and one count of third-degree DWI, each a gross misdemeanor that carries up to 364 days in jail or a $3,000 fine or both. The DWI count cites a prior impaired-driving license revocation within the previous 10 years.
