Witnesses at the scene describe the woman as ‘very drunk’
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A pool day took a dark turn after an intoxicated woman allegedly attacked a 10-year-old boy and bit an officer who was arresting her, authorities said.
The woman, identified as Philadelphia resident Fallan Turner, attacked the child on the afternoon of June 17 at a motel in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, according to a news release from the Wildwood Crest Police Department.
Officers responded to the motel — which Philadelphia outlet 6 ABC identified as the Waikiki Oceanfront Inn — after witnesses reported Turner, 43, was involved in an altercation with a child at the pool.
Witnesses at the scene described her as “very intoxicated” and “out of control,” authorities said. Another witness reportedly told police that Turner had been drinking tequila all day, 6 ABC reported.
In her intoxicated state, Turner allegedly “grabbed an unrelated 10-year-old male and spun him around in the pool, submerging him underwater,” police said. And after the 10-year-old’s father tried to intervene, Turner allegedly “jumped on his back and grabbed him inappropriately.”
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The Waikiki Oceanfront Inn in New Jersey
After officers tried to talk to Turner, police said she “became belligerent” and was arrested, which she resisted.
According to police, she “pushed the arresting officer in the face while resisting his control” and remained “highly uncooperative and combative” during processing, even biting an officer’s hand.
No officers were injured in the altercation, police said.
“When she was told people didn’t want her involved, she became upset,” Wildwood Crest Police Chief Robert Lloyd told 6 ABC, adding that “she became extremely unruly and did some very inappropriate things.”
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Lloyd also told the outlet that Wildwood Crest is usually a family-friendly place, but the department has seen more cases like Turner’s since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s a shame,” he said. “Not only are you ruining your own holiday if you have contacts with the police, but you are also ruining the holidays of others who just want to have fun.”
The Waikiki Oceanfront Inn did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Police said Turner was charged with endangering the welfare of children in the third degree, two counts of aggravated assault in the third degree, resisting arrest with violence in the third degree, criminal sexual contact in fourth degree, two counts of harassment, disorderly conduct and failure to submit fingerprints.
Jail records seen by PEOPLE show that she also refused to have her blood drawn for the police DNA database.
Turner is currently being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility. It is unclear whether she has legal representation to comment on her behalf.
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