By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A WOMAN was taken into custody after being accused of trying to knock down five police officers in a stolen car, attracting gun fire from the officers earlier this week.
Magistrate Shaka Serville charged Ellen Glinton, 42, with five counts of assault with a dangerous instrument, stealing and receiving.
Glinton is accused of stealing a blue 1998 Volvo belonging to William Smythe on February 5. Around 2am that day, police responded to calls of a stolen vehicle near Marathon Road and found that Glinton had stopped the vehicle on Baillou Hill Road.
As officers ASP N Bain, CPL 2970 Johnson, CPL 3878 Campbell, WPC 4229 Rolle and PC 4776 Spence stepped out of their vehicle, Glinton allegedly attempted to knock them down.
After the officers opened fire on the defendant, she reportedly briefly evaded police until she was arrested on Soldier and Baillou Hill Roads.
Glinton was successfully treated in hospital for her gunshot injuries.
After pleading not guilty to the charges, the defendant was informed that she would be sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until her bail hearing on February 16.
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