Perryopolis woman charged with assaulting trooper
A Perryopolis woman is behind bars after she allegedly assaulted a state trooper and attempted to take his Taser when officers responded to a call for a domestic disturbance Thursday.
Sarah Marsh McGee, 23, of Ivy Drive is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, disarming law enforcement and resisting arrest.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in her case, officers responded to 103 Constitution Street after McGee’s relative reported a disturbance. McGee was reportedly irate and under the influence of drugs. She was holding her 4-year-old daughter.
Police said she repeatedly refused to give the child to her father, and instead squeezed her, causing her to scream in pain. After McGee reportedly dropped the girl in her father’s arms, she allegedly kicked a state police trooper in the thigh. A second trooper, who had been talking to the 911 caller outside, heard the commotion and went in. McGee allegedly refused several commands to stop resisting, even after a Taser was deployed at her. She reportedly continued to resist as both troopers attempted to handcuff her. She allegedly attempted to take the Taser and continued to fight. She was eventually taken into custody.
One of the troopers injured his elbow during the altercation.
He reported losing sensation from his elbow to his fingertips for more than an hour. He will seek medical treatment to determine the extent of the injury, according to court paperwork.
She was arraigned early Friday before on-call Magisterial District Judge Nathan A. Henning, and lodged in Fayette County Prison in lieu of a $20,000 bond. Charges were filed before Magisterial District Judge Richard A. Kasunic II.