WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) — A Whitley County woman is facing charges after allegedly biting two sheriff’s deputies and breaking one deputy’s nose with his own baton on Monday night.

Amy Mabes, 37, was arrested after a deputy responded to a disturbance call on U.S. Highway 25 in Williamsburg, where someone was allegedly breaking windows at a home.

According to an arrest citation, the deputy found Mabes in the backyard with a large metal tool in her hand. When ordered to drop the tool, Mabes initially refused and tried to get away when the deputy tried to detain her.

A foot chase began when Mabes ran across U.S. Highway 25 into a heavily wooded area. The deputy tried to use his Taser, but it was not effective. After taking Mabes to the ground and putting her in handcuffs, the citation says

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