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Unruly Woman Attempts To Disarm Officer, Kicks Another During Incident At South Jersey Bank

GLOUCESTER TWP, NJ (CBS) – A Clementon woman was arrested for assault after kicking one officer and attempting to disarm another at a bank in Gloucester Township.

On Monday, Nov. 19, police in Gloucester Township responded to the PNC Bank on Blackwood/Clementon Road after receiving reports of a disorderly patron.

The first officer attempted to calm the woman down to no avail, and the suspect threatened to take the female officer's weapon.

When backup police arrived, the female suspect was taken from the bank lobby and began to fight with the officers. During the struggle, she grabbed onto one officer's holstered gun and kicked a second officer in the chest.

Ultimately, the woman was taken into custody. She has been identified as Evelyn G. Hutton, 50, of the Cherrywood Apartments on Little Gloucester Road in Clementon.

Hutton is charged with Second Degree Attempting to Disarm a Law Enforcement Officer, Third Degree Resisting Arrest, Third Degree Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer and Disorderly Conduct, a petty disorderly persons offense and is currently being held on bail at 10% of $30,000.

No officers were injured during the incident.

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