{"id":158138,"date":"2026-02-17T07:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158138\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:51:22","slug":"florida-woman-accused-of-attacking-georgia-officers-during-arrest-for-public-drunkenness-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158138\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida woman accused of attacking Georgia officers during arrest for public drunkenness \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

R0ME, Ga. \u2014 A Florida woman was taken into custody early on Monday morning on accusations of being drunk in public.<\/p>\n

The incident started at about 2:43 a.m. when officers heard a loud scream, possibly form a woman, while patrolling on Broad Street in Rome, Ga.<\/p>\n

During the interaction with Rome police officers, Tiffany Lynn Smith of Fleming Island, Fla., is accused of being found in a puddle of water and having thrown up on the floor.<\/p>\n

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The police report indicates that vomit was seen on Smith\u2019s leg and when asked if she was in need of medical assistance, she refused.<\/p>\n

Police said in the report that she appeared to be in a drunken state and was unable to hold conversation, slurring her speech and responding in a delayed and slow manner.<\/p>\n

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Smith was arrested shortly before 3 a.m., being described as \u201cpassively resistant\u201d to officers while being put into a patrol vehicle to be taken to the Floyd County Jail.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived with her at the jail, she refused to get out of the vehicle and had to be dragged out, according to police.<\/p>\n

During a medical evaluation at the jail, Smith is accused of \u201cbecoming a nuisance and actively resisting the medical nurse,\u201d so she was taken to a local hospital and was medically cleared. <\/p>\n

The report says when officers tried to put Smith back in a patrol vehicle to go back to the jail, she actively resisted, failed to obey commands and kicked an officer in the chest with both legs.<\/p>\n

Upon her second arrival at the Floyd County Jail, Smith was charged with obstructing law enforcement officers, simple battery on an officer and public drunkenness.<\/p>\n

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