SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) The Memphis, Tenn., woman driving a minivan fired at by a New Mexico state police officer says she was trying to keep her five children safe when she fled after refusing to cooperate with another officer trying to issue a speeding ticket.
Oriana Farrell drove off twice during a chaotic traffic stop near Taos on Oct. 28. No one was injured by the shooting, and police arrested Farrell when she stopped at a nearby hotel.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Farrell submitted a handwritten statement to the Taos News after being jailed. She's since been released pending future court proceedings. Her statement referred to the officer firing shots at her vehicle and said she was trying to get her children away from “such a terrifying individual.''
