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Port Hope, Ont. woman accused of biting, kicking police officers during arrest

A woman is accused of biting and kicking Port Hope police officers during an arrest. Global News file

A Port Hope, Ont. woman faces several charges including assaulting a police officer following an incident at a downtown apartment complex on Saturday night.

The Port Hope Police Service say officers were called to the apartment at around 10 p.m. for a noise complaint. Police say when officers arrived on scene they located a woman allegedly yelling obscenities  in the street.

Police say the woman refused to stop and she was placed under arrest for causing a disturbance. However, the woman allegedly resisted the officers’ attempts to detain her and was eventually taken to the police station.

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There she allegedly kicked two officers and bit the arm of another officer as they tried to restrain her. The officer attended Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg for a bite wound.

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Lyndsy Lee O’Neill, 33, was charged with causing a disturbance and three counts of assaulting and three counts of assaulting a peace officer.

She was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg in June, police said.

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