WATSONTOWN -- A woman who claimed she could not be arrested because she is in law enforcement is in jail accused of threatening to kill a Watsontown police officer and other charges.

Kerry L. Asbury, 45, of Brigantine, N.J., had a badge and identification in her purse indicating she was an investigator for the New Jersey Department of Banking, police said.

They plan to contact the banking department Monday to determine if she is, in fact, an investigator, they said Saturday.

Police said they responded to a Main Street restaurant-bar about 9:35 p.m. Thursday after being told a highly intoxicated woman had been asked to leave because she had caused a disturbance.

Officers said they confronted that woman in the 100 block of Railroad Street but she was uncooperative, refused their commands, became belligerent, yelled obscenities and tried to walk away multiple times.

She continued to be belligerent and yell obscenities at emergency services personnel who were called to evaluate her, the charges state.

A struggle took place as Asbury again tried to flee and she allegedly threatened to kill an officer, police said. She did not have a weapon, they said.

Asbury was arraigned on charges of terroristic threats, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness and jailed in lieu of $15,000 bail.

Police said they do not know why Asbury was in Watsontown.