Woman accused of assaulting deputies during warrant arrest

SANDUSKY – A woman was charged with two felonies on May 12 after she allegedly assaulted deputies while they were arresting her for multiple warrants.

According to a report from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, the incident started when deputies were patrolling Crystal Rock in Margaretta Township and encountered a woman who appeared to be in destress. According to the report, the woman said that her name was “Panda” and that she lost her pet bee.

According to the report, when deputies ran a search a license plate of a vehicle that was in the yard where the woman was in, it came back that the vehicle was owned by the woman, Shanda Fox, 24. Fox was found to have multiple warrants issued for her arrest.

Deputies then returned to Fox’s house, where they found her arguing with her neighbors, the report states. When deputies confronted Fox, according to the report, she claimed that she needed to put her pet bee away in her house, which deputies escorted her to do so.

Once they were in the house, the report states, Fox began to pull away from deputies and kicked one of them in their groin area, the report states. Police were eventually able to handcuff Fox and place escort her into their cruiser, according to the report.

Once in the cruiser, according to the report, Fox began to kick the windows while screaming. Deputies then placed Fox’s feet into a hobble device, the report states. While they were doing this, according to the report, Fox scratched a deputy.

Fox was charged with two counts of resisting arrest (F4) and is currently being held in the Erie County Jail. She is also being held on the warrants, which are from Erie and Geauga counties.