Woman Shot By Officers Charged With Assault

A woman accused of driving her vehicle towards law enforcement and being shot by a Crawford County sheriff's deputy has been charged.

Charges were issued Sept. 3 against the subject, who is a Steelville resident.

She has been charged with one count of first-degree assault against a law enforcement officer and second-degree domestic assault.

The woman had a gunshot wound to the arm and was flown to St. Louis for treatment.

The deputy has been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of a Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) investigation.

Read more on this story and what led to the incident in the Sept. 8 issue of the Independent News.