On Wednesday night (May 15th)  around 8pm Manchester Police was dispatched to the Kenoco Gas Station at 570 Elm Street for a woman throwing items around the store. When the officer arrived he found 25 year old Beth Whittaker pacing in the back of the store. When the officer identified himself, she walked aggressively toward him, grabbed a bag of charcoal, and threw it at him. It missed him. The officer deployed his taser but it had no effect on Whittaker. She then got a large glass bottle of S. Pellegrino water and held it over her head like a club and screamed at the officer to get away from her. At that point, the officer brought her to the ground and placed her under arrest.

Police then assisted the store clerk who was holding an ice pack to his nose. He told police Whittaker came into the store, picked up a few items and ran out the door. He went after her, grabbed her by the back pack and dragged her back in. While he called police he says she tried to run again and when he stopped her she started screaming and throwing things around the store. The clerk says Whittaker took a bottle of red wine and swung it down, hitting him in the face. The clerk had a bloody nose but refused medical treatment.

Whittaker was charged with First Degree Assault, Criminal Threatening, Criminal Mischief, Theft by Unauthorized Taking, Resisting Arrest and Violation of Bail Conditions. Whittaker will be arraigned in Manchester Circuit Court this morning and this afternoon she will be in Hillsborough Superior Court – North for the felony charges.