CITY OF NEWBURGH – City of Newburgh police responding early Wednesday morning to a report of an armed man threatening a woman not only arrested him after a foot chase, but also arrested the woman after she allegedly jumped on officers’ backs to protest the man’s arrest.

Marcus Simmons, 20, and Casandra Ayala, 19, both of Newburgh, were arrested and charged with felony handgun possession by officers responding to reported altercation in the area of Carter Street and City Terrace around 12:35 a.m., according to police.

Sgt. Kevin Lahar arrived to find Simmons fighting with Ayala while brandishing a .32-caliber revolver, and he and other arriving officers ordered Simmons to drop the weapon, police said.

Simmons fled, throwing the handgun over a fence in the area of 81 City Terrace, but was caught by Lahar and officers Charles Cruz, Mark Mountain and Chris Tabachnick in the area of 34 Carter St., according to police.

While Simmons was being handcuffed, Ayala jumped on the backs of officers, police said. Two officers sustained minor injuries during the arrests, police said.

Both Simmons and Ayala were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. Ayala was also charged with obstructing governmental administration, a misdemeanor.

They were held at the police department’s lockup pending arraignment.