Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Monday morning after police said she tried to headbutt an officer who pulled her over for drunk driving.
Police arrested Toccara Oscarsha Kleckley, 32, on charges of battery and assault on an officer, driving under the influence and resisting an officer, according to an arrest report.
At about 1 a.m., an officer driving to the Alachua County jail requested backup for a “reckless driver” driving in front of the police car, according to the report.
An officer stopped the car, which was driven by Kleckley. Another officer then arrived at the scene and asked Kleckley to perform field sobriety tests, according to the report.
Kleckley agreed and told the officer she had been drinking Ciroc vodka earlier in the night.
When Kleckley could not complete parts of the test, the officer arrested her. Kleckley tried to headbutt the officer and spit on the officer’s face, according to the report. Officers had to tackle Kleckley to the ground and led her, kicking and flailing, into the car.
Officers had to strap Kleckley in a spit mask and foot restraint. On the way to the jail, she began speaking to someone or something, “possibly Jesus,” according to the report.
Officers booked Kleckley into the jail at about 1:30 a.m. Monday, where she remained as of press time in lieu of a $90,000 bond.
A version of this story ran on page 1 on 1/7/2014 under the headline "Local woman arrested after trying to headbutt police officer"
