Report: Woman arrested after urinating on herself, slapping EMS worker | Crime

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Pineridge woman they say assaulted an EMS worker.

Deputies responded to Piney Grove Road near the Corner Pocket in reference to an intoxicated person walking in the road on Sunday, the report stated.

Upon arrival, deputies located 39-year-old April McElhannon who they say appeared to be grossly intoxicated based on the fact she urinated on herself and had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, deputies say.

Officers requested EMS for McElhannon.  When EMS arrived on the scene, McElhannon was placed into the ambulance.

Deputies say while the EMS worker was trying to strap McElhannon onto the stretcher, she slapped him in his face.

McElhannon was arrested for public disorderly conduct and transported to Lexington County Detention Center for booking.

According to sheriff’s deputies, the EMS worker did not want to press charges for assault.