New Hampshire State Police arrested an Epsom woman Saturday morning after a multi-town pursuit along Interstate 89.
Dawn Marquis, 55, was charged with felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor counts of disobeying an officer and resisting arrest and violations of reckless operation and operating without a valid driver’s license, according to State Police.
Officers with the Lebanon Police Department attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. At 8:36 a.m., state troopers learned that the driver of the Cherokee had fled from the officers and that a pursuit had ensued.
The vehicle continued south on I-89. Lebanon officers stopped following the driver, and a Granthan police officer found the vehicle and tried to conduct a traffic stop. When the stop failed again, State Police joined in the pursuit.
Police deployed a tire deflation device and punctured one of the car’s tires. The chase ended near Exit 9 to Warner, but the driver refused to leave the car, police said. The interstate was temporarily closed while officers attempted to resolve the situation.
The driver, identified as Marquis, repeatedly refused to get out of the car. She eventually exited the car with the assistance of the State Police Crisis Negotiation Unit but resisted efforts to be taken into custody.
After a K-9 unit was deployed, Marquis was taken into custody. She was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
Marquis was expected to be arraigned Monday in Hillsborough District Court.
