Former mayoral candidate Connie Marshall was arrested Tuesday after police said she refused to get out of her vehicle and drove off, dragging an officer several feet while fleeing.
Marshall, who ran for mayor in 2010, was charged with reckless driving, fleeing or evading police, wanton endangerment and resisting arrest. She complained of dizziness after being arrested and was transported to University Hospital, said Alicia Smiley, a Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman.
Smiley said Marshall came to police headquarters downtown Tuesday afternoon asking to file a report against LG&E for trespassing on her property. When she was told police could not do that, Smiley said Marshall became agitated and officers were called to escort her from the building.
As an officer talked with Marshall outside, she "took off, almost striking him," Smiley said. Police followed her to Market Street where Marshall was asked to get out of her vehicle. Police say she refused and took off when and officer reached in her open window to unlock the car door, dragging the officer a short distance, less than 50 feet, Smiley said.
The officer was not injured.
Police called off the pursuit of Marshall because of crowded traffic conditions but when she got stopped in traffic, officers walked up to her car, Smiley said.
Police ordered her to open her door and when she "finally" did, officers attempted to remove Marshall from her vehicle, according to the arrest citation. But Marshall grabbed the steering wheel and wouldn't let go, never complying as officers eventually pulled her out, the report said.
Marshall has filed more than a dozen lawsuits against public officials but has never prevailed. She has said that she is the victim of electromagnetic attacks, which she describes as piercing and humming electronic sounds that come into her home through telephones and other devices.
She said in a past interview that her mayoral campaign allowed her to publicize her views on government surveillance and electromagnetic attack.