June 27, 2023 10:50 a.m.
A California woman was jailed after reportedly eluding police on Monday.
A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said a sedan had been called in as having an intoxicated driver. The vehicle was located at a business in Drain. A deputy observed 38-year old Julianna Szensava of Murrieta, running across the street and looking through the windows of an address on State Highway 38.
When the deputy attempted to contact the woman, she allegedly grabbed a metal folding chair and ran with it back to her vehicle at the business. The deputy attempted to block the vehicle in. Szensava ultimately refused to exit her vehicle and drove away at a high rate of speed, nearly striking the deputy. The deputy pursued the sedan for a few miles north on Highway 99.
The driver maintained her lane and was allegedly going between eighty and eighty-five miles per hour. At the 1100 block of Highway 99, the deputy was able to pin the vehicle in with the help of spike strips, to prevent the woman from leaving the area. Additional deputies arrived and attempted to take the woman into custody. Szensava refused to comply and resisted arrest but was eventually taken into custody.
She was charged with attempting to elude police in a vehicle, attempting to commit a Class B felony, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, third-degree theft, and for resisting arrest. Szensava was detained without bail.