April 25--A Chicago woman who was arrested early Saturday on a drunken driving charge in Riverside became so violent during the booking process that police from a neighboring town had to be called in to help defuse the situation, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Riverside Police Department, Latoya King, 32, screamed, "All cops must die," while she was being processed at the police station and told officers she would "come back and kill your kids and grandkids."
One officer who allegedly was punched, kicked and spat upon was treated at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood and released.
King, of the 5000 block of Washington Boulevard, was charged with felony aggravated drunken driving, aggravated battery to a police officer, obstruction of identification, resisting arrest, misdemeanor DUI, driving with no valid driver's license and other traffic-related offenses, according to the news release.
King was stopped by Riverside police about 2:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Addison Road after she was spotted driving 53 mph in a 35-mph zone on Harlem Avenue, police said. Officers said she smelled of alcohol and had a cup with what turned out to be Remy Martin cognac, police said. King, who told police she had been "clubbing," failed field sobriety tests and said she did not know how to spell her last name, according to police.
She was taken to the Riverside Police Station, where her blood-alcohol level registered 0.16, police said. The minimum legal level for intoxication is 0.08. After being informed of her blood-alcohol level, King "became extremely violent," according to the news release.
While being fingerprinted and booked, she broke away from officers and began kicking and punching a machine, and then started "to violently fight" with arresting officers, police said. She "punched, kicked and spit directly in one of the officer's face, mouth, eyes and nose," according to the release.
Personnel from the Lyons Police Department were dispatched to help assist Riverside officers.
According to police, King never has had a driver's license.
