PALM HARBOR, FLA. — A Georgia woman was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer on Sunday after kissing a Pinellas County deputy, authorities said.
According to an arrest affidavit, 31-year-old Megan Johnson of Georgia had just been arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office female deputy for driving under the influence at about 5:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 19 North in Palm Harbor.
The deputy placed Johnson in the patrol car and reached over to secure the seal belt. That’s when Johnson kissed the left side of the deputy’s face, the report stated.
The deputy was wearing a patrol uniform at the time, identifying her as a deputy sheriff, the affidavit noted. Johnson was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer; obstructing without violence and threatening a public servant.
She was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.
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