By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
Late Tuesday evening, Salina Police Department (SPD) officers responded to a disturbance at a local inn after someone reported a woman allegedly swinging a baseball bat at another hotel guest.
According to SPD Capt. James Feldman, officers went to the Marifah Inn on North Ninth Street just before 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, and spoke with the victim.
The 33-year-old woman reported that 37-year-old Amanda Myers allegedly verbally assaulted her before threatening her later in the hotel lobby.
"Myers was yelling unknown things at her when the victim went to the lobby to report the issues of her being harassed by Amanda Myers when Myers walked into the lobby with a bat and ended up swinging at the victim," Feldman said. "The victim was scared for her safety, and several other people and workers there kept Myers away from the victim."
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Once officers took the victim's report of events about the incident, they visited Myers' room at the inn to question her further.
Feldman said that after officers met Myers at the door to her room, she attempted to flee back into the room away from officers and gave some resistance against
There, Myers initially answered the door for the officers, but Feldman said she attempted to flee arrest and gave some resistance.
"She was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and interference with law enforcement, which is also a felony," Feldman said.