A Hackettstown woman is now in an area hospital at her own request after she defecated on the back seat of a patrol car Tuesday, court records show.



Pierotte Vassau, 49, of the 600 block of Washington Street, was yelling at police from her second-floor window as officers were handling an unrelated matter near her home, records show.



The shouting continued and included threats against one of the officers, records show.



Police went to the house and Vassau allegedly grabbed an officer's neck and pushed him.

After her arrest, Vassau defecated in the patrol vehicle, police reports show.

She is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and obstruction.

Police said she requested a transport to a hospital.