A 43-year-old New Jersey woman has been charged with multiple offenses after she allegedly assaulted a 10-year-old boy and his father, bit a police officer, and resisted arrest at a motel pool.
Wildwood Crest, N.J. — A woman has been charged in New Jersey after she allegedly acted "out of control" at a motel pool, including attacking a 10-year-old boy and his father and biting a police officer, according to police.
NJ Woman Charged After Alleged Pool Assault, Biting Officer
Police responded Monday afternoon to a fight reported at a motel in the 6200 block of Ocean Avenue in Wildwood Crest, police stated in a press release.
When officers arrived, witnesses said a highly intoxicated woman, later identified as 43-year-old Fallan Turner, was acting "out of control" in the pool, according to police.
NJ Woman Charged After Alleged Pool Assault, Biting Officer
Officers found that Turner grabbed a 10-year-old boy, then swung him around in the pool and shoved him underwater. When the child's father attempted to stop her, the woman jumped on his back and grabbed him inappropriately.
Police say that as officers were speaking with Turner, she became belligerent, leading to her arrest. When officers were attempting to put her in handcuffs, she resisted arrest by pushing the arresting officer in the face.
NJ Woman Charged After Alleged Pool Assault, Biting Officer
After arriving at Wildwood Crest Police headquarters for processing, the woman continued to be "highly uncooperative and combative" and bit an officer's hand, police said.
Neither officer that the woman attacked sustained significant injuries, police said.
Turner's charges include endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault on law enforcement, resisting arrest with force, criminal sexual contact, failure to allow fingerprinting, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
She was booked into Cape May County Correctional Facility.
The incident comes less than a week after another woman was charged with child endangerment and other offenses after she allegedly drove drunk with her 2-year-old child in the car.
Police say they received a report of a reckless driver early Sunday morning in Cape May County and found a woman driving a car that was swerving and almost struck a guardrail.
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Lauren Cullen, was driving with a suspended license and had a blood alcohol concentration of .14, police said.
Cullen was charged with child endangerment, driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, and failure to maintain a lane.
Her 2-year-old child was not injured.
The incident highlights the dangers of intoxicated behavior and the importance of responsible parenting.
Police urge parents to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and to always ensure that their children are safe and secure.
