LYNCHBURG, VA – On Wednesday, at approximately 9:08 a.m., police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Park Avenue after reports of an assault involving a knife.
The report claimed a woman, later identified as 35-year-old Ashley Neeley, was chasing a man with a knife in Miller Park.
Officers on scene located Neeley in what they described as an agitated state, sitting at a bus stop on Park Avenue. When approached by officers, Neeley drew her knife, stood up, and advanced towards them. In response, one officer deployed a taser while another fired their handgun, striking Neeley once.
Neeley was subsequently admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. According to the Virginia State Police, she has been charged with one felony count of assault on a law enforcement officer, one misdemeanor count of assault, and one felony count of escape.
The escape charge was levied due to her failure to report to jail from a mental health facility, as mandated by the court.
