Palm Coast woman attempts to stab FCSO deputy during traffic stop

FCSO deputies were called because the woman was allegedly keying cars and biking against traffic, almost causing multiple accidents.

By Observer Staff
| 6:24 p.m. May 15, 2023

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A Palm Coast woman was arrested May 11 after allegedly attempting to stab a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputy with a Fix-A-Flat tool during a traffic stop.

The incident occurred on East State Road 100 near Aviation Drive in Palm Coast.

The woman, 42, did not manage to harm the deputy with the tool, but has been charged with aggravated battery on an officer, resisting arrest with violence, two counts of criminal mischief over $1,000, and fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers.

The FCSO had received multiple calls about a woman riding her bike against the flow of traffic on S.R. 100 westbound, almost hitting several cars and keying multiple others, the report said.

The woman fled the first deputy on the scene, running into a grassy field.

The deputy grabbed the woman’s arms and took her to the ground, where she tucked her arms under her stomach to avoid being handcuffed, the report said.

In the struggle, the woman tried to stab the deputy in the leg with a screwdriver-like Fix-A-Flat tool, the report said, and kicked the deputy in the chest twice.

The woman continued to struggle as more deputies arrived, and another deputy used a stun gun on the woman’s right shoulder so she could be secured, the report said.