A woman suffered a broken jaw after she hit an officer and resisted arrest, Roswell police said Monday.
Shanita Maeberry was arrested Friday and charged with marijuana possession and obstruction of an officer, Roswell police spokeswoman Officer Lisa Holland said in a news release.
In clear dash cam footage released by Roswell police, Maeberry is seen arguing with police after marijuana is found in her purse at a gas station.
According to police, Maeberry was a passenger in a car when Officer Van Alstine smelled marijuana coming from the window.
Maeberry admitted to smoking the marijuana, but became defensive when one of the officers searched her purse to find the drug.
As police attempted to arrest Maeberry, she began to pull away and repeatedly said: “Let me go.”
Maeberry eventually pulled away and hit Alstine, who struck her in the face “to gain control,” Holland said.
Off camera, officers can be heard saying “Let her go.” Maeberry suffered a broken jaw in the altercation and was treated at a hospital.
Maeberry is out of jail on bond, according to jail records.
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