A Vermont woman is facing multiple charges of assault and battery on a police officer after allegedly tangling with cops trying to assist security at the TD Garden remove her and a male companion from the sports venue where the Bruins were playing the Maple Leafs in the NHL playoffs Saturday night.
Stephanie Lavoie, 32, of Waterbury, Vt., is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court at a date to be announced on six counts of assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery on EMS personnel, disorderly conduct, assault and battery and resisting arrest.
No charges were announced against her friend, but Boston police said they met with “violent resistance” from Lavoie, who they said “began screaming at officers, threw herself on the ground and refused to leave the premises.
“The female became physically combative and kicked one of the officers,” police said. “The female was told she would be placed under arrest for assaulting the officer. At this time, the female, still on the ground, rolled over and tucked her hands underneath her body while lying on her purse refusing to comply with officers’ commands. The female kicked at officers and spit on them before biting one of the officers on the arm. Eventually, the female was placed in handcuffs and escorted to an elevator in an attempt to avoid the stairs, due to her violent nature.”
But police said the resistance continued on the elevator with Lavoie “kicking one of the officers with full force” until she was relocated to a stairwell and allegedly began “kicking officers, tying up their legs with hers, causing them to fall multiple times, and digging her nails into the skin of one of the officers.”
Once she was placed on a stretcher, police said she kicked the EMTs tending to her and began spitting.
Police put a spit hood on Lavoie and took her to a local station, where they said “she refused booking after throwing a cup of water on the booking officer.”
