Bedford Police: Merrimack Teen Tried to Slash Officer with Knife

A local woman was arrested earlier this week after allegedly attempting to cut a police officer with a butcher knife.

Lara Sonntag, 18, of Merrimack, was arrested on April 13, 2015, and charged with with resisting arrest, assault on a police officer and possession of a controlled drug.

According to the Bedford Police, on April 13, 2015, at approximately 3:50 p.m., the department responded to Route 101 East at the Route 101/114 intersection in response to a caller who reported a female walking in the median of the highway.

Officers located the woman walking east in the median during heavy traffic. An officer attempted to talk to the female to determine why she was in the median when she abruptly turned and ran away from the officer without speaking to the officer.

Fearing that she would run into traffic and create a substantial risk to her safety and others, a responding officer attempted to detain Sonntag who immediately resisted the officer. During a brief struggle during which the officer attempted to gain control of the female, she allegedly produced a large (10-inch) butcher knife, which Sonntag thrust toward the officer’s face.

Sonntag was taken into custody without injury. During processing, she allegedly refused to cooperate or release her identity. The next day, police found out it was Sonntag. 

Sonntag was held on $10,000 cash bail.

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