BEDFORD – On the afternoon of Saturday, June 8, just after 4:00 PM, officers from the Bedford Police were dispatched to a residence on the 1000 block of 14th Street following reports of a drunk 16-year-old girl acting belligerently towards her parents.

Upon arrival, the police encountered her parents in the parking lot, who described the teenager as “highly intoxicated” and were seeking her arrest.

Police Officers Landon Jones and Capt. Kody Emmons located the young girl inside her parents’ car, where she appeared extremely upset, crying uncontrollably and speaking unclearly due to her slurred speech.

The police asked her to exit the car, however, she would not comply.

Captain Emmons had to remove her from the vehicle.

After being removed, the teen turned and struck Capt. Emmons in the chest. Officers placed the teen on the ground. She continued to be combative and began kicking Officer Jones in the leg above his knee.

She continued to struggle and attempted to pull away from officers.

The teen was handcuffed and put in leg restraints.

The teenager was put in the rear seat of Officer Sarah Haluda’s police vehicle and driven to the Bedford Police Department.

While at the station, the teenager was defiant and verbally confrontational with the police officers. She also expressed suicidal thoughts and at one stage, threw herself to the ground, repeatedly striking her head against the floor.

The teenager underwent a preliminary breath test, which showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.221 percent.

Given her severe intoxication and suicidal declarations, she was taken to IU Health Bedford Hospital for medical evaluation.

The parents discovered a bottle of Vodka in their teenager’s room.

Following medical treatment, the teenager was handed back to her parents and pledged to show up in court facing charges of unlawful consumption, two instances of battery on a public safety officer, and resisting arrest forcefully.