A woman has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after slipping out of her handcuffs and attempting to strangle an officer while being booked, police said.Jennie Yvonne Poff, 41, was arrested on loitering and prowling charges after she was found in an abandoned house in Palm Bay last Monday, police said.After being photographed, Poff was able to slip one of her hands out of a handcuff and choke officer Victoria Rodriguez, according to police.Two other officers ran over and used a Taser on Poff to get her to let go."Fortunately, there were other officers present and able to come to officer Rodriguez's aid and she was not injured," said Yvonne Martinez, Palm Bay police spokeswoman. "But because of her actions in the booking room, and going after Officer Rodriguez the way she did, she's now facing serious felony charge of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer."Also see: Lazy sheep cause traffic jamShe was charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, violation of felony probation, providing a false name to law enforcement, loitering and prowling and possession of cannabis.Police said Rodriguez used her training to protect herself and avoid injury. The handcuffs are a potentially deadly weapon."Those are the kind of things we take very seriously," Martinez said.Related: Florida mug shots

A woman has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after slipping out of her handcuffs and attempting to strangle an officer while being booked, police said.

Jennie Yvonne Poff, 41, was arrested on loitering and prowling charges after she was found in an abandoned house in Palm Bay last Monday, police said.


After being photographed, Poff was able to slip one of her hands out of a handcuff and choke officer Victoria Rodriguez, according to police.

Two other officers ran over and used a Taser on Poff to get her to let go.

"Fortunately, there were other officers present and able to come to officer Rodriguez's aid and she was not injured," said Yvonne Martinez, Palm Bay police spokeswoman. "But because of her actions in the booking room, and going after Officer Rodriguez the way she did, she's now facing serious felony charge of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer."

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She was charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, violation of felony probation, providing a false name to law enforcement, loitering and prowling and possession of cannabis.

Police said Rodriguez used her training to protect herself and avoid injury. The handcuffs are a potentially deadly weapon.

"Those are the kind of things we take very seriously," Martinez said.

Related: Florida mug shots