Women charged in clash with security at Norridge mall
Norridge IL Nov 18 2017 A 23-year-old Chicago woman and 25-year-old Calumet Park woman were arrested by Norridge police after an officer was dispatched to Harlem Irving Plaza, 4104 Harlem Ave., for a call of disturbance on Nov. 12.
Lateairra Shelton, of the 8000 block of South Ada, Chicago was charged with battery, and Octavia Kelley, of the 12000 block of South Loomis Street in Calumet Park, was charged with resisting an officer and attempting to disarm an officer.
Shelton is to appear in court Jan. 31, while Kelley is due in court Dec. 14.
Police were dispatched at 5:53 p.m. Upon arrival, police were told the women were involved in an incident and asked to leave the premises by security.
The two continued walking out the door when they started swearing and causing a disturbance with mall security, police were called.
They were asked to leave a second time, at which point Shelton made physical contact of an insulting nature with a mall security officer, pushing him as he was assisting a Norridge police officer make the arrest, and also spitting in his face, police said.
As the same officer attempted to place the second woman into custody, he felt her grab his gun, police said. Another officer and mall security officers assisted him in completing the arrest, police said.
While attempting to make the arrest, the officer twisted and injured his wrist, police said, and he was taken to Resurrection Hospital for treatment.