GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A woman who hit an officer in the face with her purse during a brawl outside a bar has been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, the Gainesville Police Department said.
Nicole Gomez, 23, was pulled early Sunday morning from the brawl by Officer Daniel Rengering, who was helping with crowd management during bar closing on South Main Street, police said.
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According to GPD, Gomez tried to jump back into the fight and was pulled away again, and she turned to Rengering and swung her purse at him, intentionally hitting him in the face.
She was arrested but resisted being handcuffed, and another woman, 21-year-old Briana Santos, and a man, 21-year-old Timothy Justiniano, tried to interfere in Gomez's arrest and were also arrested, police said.
The three are facing resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges, GPD said.