Welcome to Arrest Stories. A thirty-five-year-old Greenville woman faces serious felony charges after allegedly biting two police officers during an arrest operation, leaving one with significant hand lacerations. Heres what may have happened.
On August fourth, Greenville police officers were responding to an assault involving two victims when the situation took a dangerous turn. According to police reports, thirty-five-year-old Marena Butler interfered with the arrest operation in an extremely violent manner.
Officers were attempting to detain a suspect connected to the original assault when Butler allegedly launched her attack. Police reports indicate Butler bit one officer's right hand with such force that she broke through the skin, causing serious lacerations that required medical attention. The assault didn't stop there. Butler then allegedly turned her attention to a second officer, biting the officer's leg during the chaotic scene.
The injuries sustained by the officers were severe enough to elevate the charges against Butler to felony level. The officer who suffered the hand injury experienced significant lacerations that went beyond superficial wounds, meeting the legal threshold for serious bodily injury under state law.
Butler evaded immediate capture following the August fourth incident. However, law enforcement continued their investigation over the following month. On September fourth, exactly one month after the alleged attacks, Butler was finally apprehended and booked into Pitt County Jail.
The charges against Butler are substantial. She faces felony assault on a law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury, along with assault on a government official. These charges carry significant penalties given the serious nature of the injuries inflicted and the fact that the victims were police officers performing their official duties.
Butler's bond has been set at thirty-five thousand dollars as she awaits her court proceedings. The case highlights the dangerous situations law enforcement officers face during routine arrest operations and the serious legal consequences for those who assault officers.
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