Colorado Springs police arrested an unidentified woman Thursday after reports that she exposed herself in a neighborhood park and then fought with an officer who tried to arrest her. Officers say the woman pulled down her pants, urinated in public, and began punching an officer when she was told she was under arrest, and that they subdued her and took her into custody by late afternoon. She was booked as "Jane Doe" on multiple charges, including second-degree assault on a peace officer, public indecency, and resisting arrest.
Police account of the arrest
According to KKTV, the Colorado Springs Police Department said it received a call about a suspicious woman in her 20s around 12:35 p.m. at a park off Jet Wing Circle. The caller told dispatch the woman had previously been seen without clothes in the park and had been following children there the day before, and CSPD said officers encountered her urinating in public before the confrontation. Police say the woman began punching an officer after being told she was under arrest, and that officers subdued her and took her into custody by 4 p.m.
Where it happened
The department said the call came from a park off Jet Wing Circle in northeast Colorado Springs. That neighborhood green is listed as Penstemon Park at 1375 Jet Wing Circle, according to RecPlanet, which pulls city parks data.
Charges and what they mean
Police say the woman was booked on second-degree assault on a peace officer, public indecency, and resisting arrest, charges noted at booking. Second-degree assault against a peace officer is defined under Colorado law and can apply when someone intentionally causes bodily injury to prevent an officer from performing a duty; see Justia for the statute. The City of Colorado Springs' schedule of payable fines lists public indecency and public nudity as violations that require mandatory court appearances and shows the local bail ranges for those offenses.
Booked and next steps
Officials said the woman was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center as "Jane Doe." The El Paso County Sheriff's Office lists that facility at 2739 E. Las Vegas St. and provides inmate-processing and visitation details on its inmate services page. Authorities have not released the woman's identity, and the investigation remains active.
Witnesses and tips
The Colorado Springs Police Department asks anyone with information to call its non-emergency line at 719-444-7000 or 911 for emergencies, per the department's contact information. People with video or other tips can also contact the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for questions about bookings and inmate records.
