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SPAVINAW – A Mayes County woman who had a large piece of flesh missing from her left cheek after she was bitten by a Cherokee Nation Marshal Service police dog has two prior convictions of assault on a police officer, according to court records.

Emily Leslie Newman, 30, declined to be interviewed about the incident on Tuesday on the advice of her attorney. She also declined to release the name of her attorney but did say she “wasn’t feeling well.” Family members confirmed Newman is out the hospital.

Newman was injured about 8 p.m. Thursday near Kenwood during a routine traffic stop, said Amanda Clinton, Cherokee Nation communications manager. The dog hit on a narcotic smell in the vehicle, she said.

“To my knowledge there have never been any problems with the dog,” Clinton said.

The dog was taken out of service following the bite, but the marshal remains on duty.

Newman was charged in Mayes County in 2008 with a felony assault and battery on a police officer and public intoxication. She pleaded guilty to a reduce charge of a misdemeanor assault and battery on a police officer and was ordered to pay a fine, court records show.