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Estherville teen charged with assaulting a police officer

April 21, 2020 By Radio Iowa Contributor

An Estherville teenager was arrested this weekend an is facing several charges after police say she tried to set grass and her jacket on fire with a cigarette lighter.

An officer attempted taking the lighter and then the woman brandished a knife and cut the officer on the arm. Eighteen-year-old Grace Hrbek was then taken into custody and was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation before being transported to the Emmet County Jail.

She’s charged with willful injury, assault on a peace officer and going armed with intent. The officer was treated and released.

(By Rob Jones, KVFD, Fort Dodge)

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