62-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Wamac Police for attempting to disarm a peace officer, resisting/obstructing a police officer resulting in injury and aggravated battery to a police officer.
Police were initially called to the Blue Goose Liquor store where Terri Walton of Hester Street had allegedly refused to leave. Walton then allegedly refused to give police identification and began coming towards the officer.
Later, Walton is accused of trying to grab the officer’s gun. After assistance arrived from Centralia Police, Walton was secured and taken to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia before being transported to the Marion County Jail to await a first court appearance.
The officer received a cut to the finger, but did not require hospital treatment.
The incident began around 6:30 Wednesday night.
