Daytona officer arrested during traffic stop
Posted By Lloyd Golburgh on Oct 1, 2009 9:24am PDT
HOLLY HILLS, Fla. — A
Daytona Beach police detective has been placed on administrative leave
while she is investigated for confronting Holly Hills police officers
during a traffic stop.
Daytona Beach police Sgt. Janet Hawkins was charged with a felony
charge of resisting arrest with violence, as well as misdemeanor
charges of resisting arrest without violence and reckless driving.
A Holly Hills police officer pulled her over for speeding and
rolling through a stop sign Tuesday night. According to the arrest
affidavit, Hawkins came out of the car yelling, apparently upset about
the arrest of her son earlier in the day.
Hawkins then struggled with the officer and a backup officer as she
tried to get back into her car, according to the arrest affidavit.