Woman arrested on several charges including assault & battery on officer, public intoxication

DINGESS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman faces a litany of charges following a Sunday altercation with Logan County officers.

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Sunday, January 15, 2023, Deputy C.L. Carter and Deputy A.B. Daniels with the department responded to the Dingess area regarding a woman who could be observed walking in the middle of the roadway.

Deputies made their way to the scene, and upon further investigation determined that an arrest was in order for the conduct in question.

It is reported that during the process of conducting the arrest, the individual – identified as Samantha Sperry – became “extremely belligerent and later became combative.”

Sperry was ultimately arrested, taken into custody and transported as per procedure.

As a result of the incident Samantha Sperry was charged with Pedestrian in Roadway, Disorderly Conduct, two counts of Obstruction, Public Intoxication, Assault on an Officer, Battery on an Officer, and Refusal to Fingerprint.

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