By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Brooke Shanea Kelly

MILFORD — A Milford woman was recently arrested after allegedly battering a police officer and resisting arrest while intoxicated.

Brooke Shanea Kelly, 32, 208 E. Smith St. Apartment 16, Milford, is charged with battery to a public safety official, a level 5 felony; resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; and battery and public intoxication, both class B misdemeanors.

On Feb. 12, Milford Police officers responded to a fight at a local bar. The officer spoke with a bartender, who said Kelly was too intoxicated to be served and needed to leave the premises.

According to court documents, Kelly became physically aggressive and pushed the bartender. While officers attempted to speak wth her, Kelly showed signs of intoxication and yelled obscenities.

At one point, Kelly began falling to the ground and an officer attempted to catch her. During this, Kelly hit the officer in the chest and also hit her forehead against a cement wall. While being escorted to a police vehicle, Kelly placed her hand against a seatbelt latch to interfere with officers securing her into the vehicle. Officers then took her to a local hospital.

While at the hospital, Kelly grabbed a nurse by the shirt and pulled her. Kelly attempted to leave the hospital and kicked one of the officers in the groin. A blood test showed Kelly’s BAC was 0.347%. In this percentage range, an intoxicated person likely has alcohol poisoning.

For this case, Kelly was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on April 18, with a $10,250 surety and cash.