North Miami, FL - A 24-year-old woman faces charges after allegedly driving under the influence and attempting to steal a trooper’s Taser following a crash on Interstate 95.
Police say Alexis Mackenzie Franke was involved in a rollover accident on the northbound lanes of I-95 near Northwest 135th Street on Friday.
When troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) arrived at the scene, they observed signs of impairment and attempted to place Franke in a patrol car.
According to FHP, Franke managed to grab another trooper's Taser and tried to use it.
Troopers subdued Franke and placed her under arrest.
The 24-year-old refused to take field sobriety or breathalyzer tests.
She was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, resisting arrest without violence, and two DUI citations.
She was taken into custody and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $10,000 bond.