Redding woman arrested after threatening library security officer
REDDING, Calif. Aug 18 2017- Forcep Birkle, 49, of Redding, was arrested Wednesday after threatening to beat up and kill a security guard at the Redding Library.
Police said at approximately 12:00 p.m., Security Officers at the City of Redding Public Library called for assistance as a result of a woman threatening them. The woman was identified as Birkle, who had previously been arrested on May 23 by officers of the Redding Police Department.
During that incident, Birkle was naked and bathing in the fountains in front of City Hall. She then took the American flag down and destroyed it before entering City Hall and breaking a window out. Birkle is on felony probation as a result of these actions.
Police said Birkle is not allowed to be at City Hall or the Public Library as a result of her previous actions.
Birkle returned to the Public Library Wednesday and was told to leave by security. Police said Birkle became angry at the staff and began threatening Security Officer Michael Wilson. Birkle believed Wilson was of Mexican heritage and threatened to beat up Wilson.
Birkle spit on Wilson and began punching at him. Wilson sprayed Birkle with mace to stop her attack. Birkle then decided to leave while continuing to make racial slurs and threatened to return and kill Wilson.
Officers found Birkle behind the Public Library and arrested her for making criminal threats based upon the perceived ethnicity of Wilson, making terrorist threats, battery, and felony probation violation.
