SANFORD, Fla. — A woman was arrested early Sunday after deputies say she interfered with a traffic stop in Sanford and resisted being handcuffed.
Shakiera Latonya Ellis, 33, faces charges of resisting an officer without violence and interfering with a first responder on duty, according to a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The second charge falls under a Florida law addressing approaching first responders after a warning.
What deputies reported
A deputy was conducting a traffic stop at U.S. Highway 17-92 and Airport Boulevard around 12:27 a.m. Nov. 8 when Ellis approached and began yelling, according to the report.
Deputies said Ellis was a bystander, not a passenger in the stopped vehicle.
The report alleges she ignored repeated warnings not to approach deputies and moved toward them while the driver was being arrested.
A sergeant told Ellis to step away, but she continued yelling and did not comply, according to the report. When he attempted to handcuff her, she pulled her arm away and resisted, deputies said.
Deputies eventually handcuffed Ellis and took her to the county jail.
Charges and bond
The arrest report lists bonds totaling $750. It does not establish whether Ellis has since been released.
The report provides the deputies’ account and does not include Ellis’ explanation of the encounter.
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