JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police arrested a 30-year-old woman Saturday after an officer said she ignored his orders and drove off in the Avenues Mall parking garage, dragging a mall security officer for about 15 feet.
According to the arrest report, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer working off duty assisting mall security investigating four children left alone in a running car when Erica Ford walked up. FWC Lt. J.W. Bevan said he confronted Ford about leaving the children alone and was in the process of taking information when she ignored his order to get away from the car and got in and put the car in reverse.
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Bevan said for his own safety he entered an open door of the car to avoid getting hit. Also thinking Bevan was going to hit get by the car, mall officer J. Greene grabbed the door handle and ended up getting dragged about 15 feet.
The report says one of the four children either climbed or fell out a passenger window as the car began moving and was almost run over.
Neither the officer nor the child were injured.
After Ford was in custody, it was determined she had given the officer a false name and birth date. She was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, careless driving, resisting police and giving a false name to police.