Woman accused of dropping young child to attack boyfriend in front of police
A Suffield woman faces charges after police responded to a 911 hangup to see her drop her child in order to hit her boyfriend.
Posted — UpdatedJesaida Rodriguez, 33, faces disorderly conduct and risk of injury charges, according to Suffield police.
Police said they responded to a home on North Grand Street just before 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
When they arrived, they spoke with a man standing in the drivewasy.
Rodriguez walked toward the officers and the man while holding her 1-and-a-half-year-old daughter in her arms.
Police said Rodriguez then dropped the child on the hood of a nearby police cruiser and tried to hit her boyfriend in front of officers.
They later learned that Rodriguez wa wanted on an active arrest warrant from Farmington police for second-degree failure to appear in court.
She was held on a total bond of $8,000 and scheduled to face a judge on Tuesday in Enfield.
The Department of Children and Families was notified and said it will conduct its own investigation.
Copyright 2024 by Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
