Marietta Police said Tuesday they apprehended a suspect wanted for a shoplifting incident in Cherokee County and who dragged a police officer there outside a retail store.
Amy Ridge, of Marietta, was arrested Wednesday afternoon near Barnes Mill Road and Merritt Road, according to Marietta Police.
Woodstock Police said Ridge has been charged with aggravated assault on an officer, shoplifting, fleeing and attempting to elude and other charges, and is in the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.
Police said they received a call Wednesday afternoon of a shoplifting at a Kohl’s store in Woodstock. According to police, the suspect was in her car when an officer approached. He was hit by a car door as she fled and was treated on the scene for minor injuries, according to police.
