BIDDEFORD — York County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Biddeford woman over the weekend and charged her with violating conditions of release following a bizarre incident in which she head butted the trunk of a police cruiser.
According to an email from Sheriff William King, officers were called to an area on Cape Road in Limington at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, where they found Rebecca Grant, 40, of Biddeford. Dispatchers had received several calls stating Grant was “walking in and out of traffic and laying in the road,” said King.
When confronted by deputies, Grant refused to provide her name or residence, he said. She also appeared intoxicated.
“Grant claimed she had been kidnapped, held captive and abused,” said King. “She refused to provide the name of her alleged captors and began yelling uncontrollably at the deputies.”
Once deputies determined Grant was on active bail conditions prohibiting her from using alcohol, they attempted to arrest her, but she fought back, according to King.
“At one point, she tried to violently head butt Deputy Matt Nadeau,” he said; Grant ended up instead smashing her head into the trunk of Nadeau’s cruiser twice. Her teeth caused a three-inch scratch on the trunk of the car, said King.
King said deputies were eventually able to place Grant in the back of the car, where she then bit the upholstery, “leaving noticeable tears in the material.” She later attempted to kick out the cruiser’s window, he said.
She is scheduled to appear in Springvale District Court this week, and King said additional charges, including criminal mischief for the damage to the cruiser, are being sought. King estimated the damage to be around $50
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