A drunken woman who refused to go with police decided to go skinny-dipping instead, court documents said.

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A drunken woman who refused to go with police decided to go skinny-dipping instead, court documents said.A man who recorded the arrest at Lake Manawa Monday evening said he couldn't be more proud of the way officers handled the situation. To make the situation worse, police said the woman was drunk while at the beach with two young children, entering and re-entering the water after officers told her to cease doing so, court documents said.It took nearly 10 minutes to bring Brandee Steffes, 36, to shore, and those 10 minutes were recorded on Jeremiah Wilson's cellphone, court documents said.Officers said 30 people were spotted on the beach and in the water at the time. Steffes' speech "was very slurred, eyes bloodshot, and she...did not appear to be able to stand up," court documents said.Law enforcement gave Wilson one of their body cameras to document the situation."There was something going to happen and it did and it was all caught on film," Wilson said.Wilson said officers ended up wrestling Steffes to shore, where more than profanity came out of her mouth. At one point, court documents said, she took off her clothes underwater and, upon returning to shore, began spitting on assisting officers, and ripped off an officer's badge. "There were getting spit on, kicked, hit," Wilson said. "They took off their belts and went in the water. They did everything they could to make sure that she was safe and that everybody else involved with safe as well."A relative of one child who was taken to the beach by Steffes and then brought home by police couldn't believe what happened."Shocked and angered," the relative, who asked to remain anonymous, said. "Very upset and wasn't happy about the whole situation."Wilson said when public criticism of police is extremely high, it's nice to see officers diving into slippery situations with such professionalism."They kept everyone safe and they did a tremendous job," Wilson said.Steffes' children were placed into protective custody. She refused all medical treatment, court documents said, and was taken to Pottawattamie County Corrections. Upon arrival, Steffes was non-compliant, court documents said.