On Wednesday morning, a woman at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond allegedly stripped off part of her clothing and continued causing a scene on the sidewalk outside the school after being asked to leave, before attempting to attack another adult; a school resource officer intervened and arrested her. No one was hurt, but the early-morning confrontation outside the school building has left police facing new questions about a woman who now faces three criminal charges.
According to Richmond police, the officer was called to the front of the school at about 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, for a report of a woman causing a disturbance, as reported by WRIC ABC 8News. Police told the station the woman was yelling and making threats when the officer arrived, and that she then attempted to attack another adult female before the officer stepped in and prevented the attack.
The station's report, citing police, states that after being asked to leave, the woman removed a portion of her clothing and continued to create a disturbance on the sidewalk of the school property before the officer intervened to stop her attempted attack and took her into custody. Police say no one was injured during the incident.
Charges Filed After the Arrest
The woman now faces charges of disorderly conduct, indecent exposure and trespassing, per the same account relayed to the station by Richmond police. Richmond Public Schools described her as a parent, but her identity has not been released.
Under Virginia law, indecent exposure is defined as intentionally making an obscene display or exposure of one's person or private parts in a public place or where others are present, a Class 1 misdemeanor under Code of Virginia § 18.2-387. The same statute specifies that breastfeeding does not count as a violation. Separately, Virginia's disorderly conduct statute, Code of Virginia § 18.2-415, carves out an exception for elementary or secondary school students when the alleged conduct happens on school property, a school bus or at a school activity — though it is not established whether that exception applies in this case.
School District Shared Statement
8News reached out to Richmond Public Schools, which shared a statement with Martin Luther King Middle School families about the incident. Many of the specifics that would normally round out a case like this — the woman's identity, the exact nature of the threats she allegedly made, and any court dates or bond details — have not been released.
A disturbance outside a middle school on a Wednesday morning led a school resource officer to step between a woman and her intended target and make an arrest, leaving a community school on edge before the first bell.
