Woman Assaulted Officer after Dog Attack

ANGELINA COUNTY — A Lufkin woman has been arrested Monday night after she bit and spit on a Lufkin Police officer responding to reports of her being bitten in the face by a dog. According to a police report, the officer responded to the 1100 block of Atkinson Drive, where he was informed that the victim of the attack, Jeanette Pool, 46, was intoxicated and was still inside the home with the dog loose inside the residence.

The officer directed that Pool exit the residence in order to be treated by EMS units on the scene. Pool became uncooperative and began swinging her arms violently as officers and medical staff tried to treat her injuries. Pool bit an officer’s hand, leaving teeth mark indentions, and then proceeded to spit on him. Pool was booked into the Angelina County Jail on charges of assault/family violence, harassment of a public servant and resisting transport.