By C1 Staff
RODARTE, New Mexico – Probation officers searching for a fugitive got an unwelcome surprise when the fugitive’s mother attacked them with an ax handle.
Taos News reports that two probation officers searching for Lonnie Fresquez were met by the fugitive’s mother, Matilda Fresquez, who was “immediately verbally aggressive.”
She swung the ax handle at the officers and struck one in the shin.
The woman then returned to the house while the officers called for backup.
State police officers and Taos County Sheriff’s deputies descended on the home, where Matilda Fresquez had barricaded herself inside.
She did not emerge again until 11 a.m. and was arrested. She faces one count of aggravated battery on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a deadly weapon.
Lonnie Fresquez was not located at the home.