Woman with two long guns, ammo and a knife wanted to hurt someone

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MARSHALL – A 56-year-old Marshall woman who had showed up in front of city hall with a dog and two long guns in her car, a knife in her pocket, and ammo and narcotics in her purse, was arrested two days later for disorderly conduct after dancing provocatively on the pool tables at Charlie’s Saloon and using profanity.
She had three dogs in her car when she was taken to jail on the second incident.
Charges are pending in both cases.
In her first encounter with police March 27, a dispatcher at the Marshall police office inside Town Hall observed the woman parked outside for about a half hour before she entered the lobby, said acting chief Det./Sgt. Scott McDonald.
“She sat in her car in front of city hall for at least a half hour with guns in it,” said McDonald. “I don’t think she’s mad at us but people driving with loaded guns in the car is not a good thing. People don’t think we have gun issues in this town but here’s an example of what we deal with.”
The woman who later told a nurse at Oaklawn Hospital that she intended to harm someone, had initially told police that she needed the guns for protection because her ex-husband and his family are trying to kill her.
“(She) was very belligerent to the dispatcher when she first arrived at the Marshall Police Department,” reported Adam Ottjepka. “(She) called the dispatcher a ‘deaf b****’ and proceeded to raise her voice to an unacceptable level.”
She then told officers that her ex husband is very violent and she fears for her life and her safety.
“She said she doesn’t even feel safe walking down the street without a weapon,” reported Ottjepka.
When police inquired further, they found the knife in her pocket and when they asked if she had any other weapons, she revealed that she had a 20 gauge and a 22 caliber rifle in the front seat of her car and that the ammunition was stored in the trunk.
Though she claimed those guns are for deer hunting, she later admitted she has them for protection against her ex-husband’s family.
“I asked (her) if she wanted to hurt anybody and (she) stated, ‘yes’ if they are going to hurt her she wants to hurt them back,” Ottjepka reported.
Police found the two long guns barrels facing down, butt end between the seat in the center console in plain view, they reported.
“The weapons were readily accessible to the driver,” Ottjepka reported.
Though both guns were not loaded, police found ammo in her purse, they said.
Police said they also found Tylenol 3 with codeine in her purse that she claimed belonged to her husband.
She was turned over to Oaklawn for mental treatment and weapons an drug offense charges are pending.
The dogs in both cases were picked up by a family member.