KALAMAZOO, MI - Before she was arrested last month on suspicion of drunken driving, a Calhoun County sheriff's deputy calmly answered a Kalamazoo police sergeant's questions, at times appearing a bit nervous.

But once she was in handcuffs and placed in the back of a Kalamazoo Public Safety cruiser, Noemi Garza kicked at one of the car's doors and let loose with a profanity-filled rant laced with expletives and other choice words, according to video footage obtained by the Kalamazoo Gazette under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.

"I refuse everything," Garza said, declining to submit to a preliminary breathalyzer test after she was placed in Officer Emily Kane's cruiser. "Take me to the (expletive) county."

Garza, 32, of Hastings, pleaded not guilty Friday when she was arraigned in Kalamazoo County District Court on charges of attempted resisting and obstructing police, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, failure to stop at the scene of a collision and possession of a firearm while under the influence.

Each charge is a misdemeanor, the most serious of which is attempted resisting and obstructing police. That charge is punishable by up to one year in jail while the remaining counts are punishable by a maximum sentence ranging between three months and 93 days in jail.

Garza was arrested following a June 13 crash near the corner of Douglas Avenue and Forbes Street. Officers responded to the crash after a man reported that his Oldsmobile Alero had been struck by a Pontiac Firebird that "blew through" the intersection at Douglas and West Main Street, according to audio of a 911 call obtained by the Gazette.

A blood draw later revealed that Garza had a blood-alcohol level of 0.17 percent, more than double the legal limit of 0.08 percent for driving in Michigan, according to a KDPS crash report obtained by the Gazette under FOIA.

KDPS Sgt. Chad VanderKlok found Garza on the night of the crash on the front porch of a house on Forbes Street, with her car parked nearby.

The KDPS report said Garza told police she had been involved in a crash while driving from a house party in Richland where she had consumed a couple of shots of Fireball whiskey. She told officers the drinks affected her driving "a little bit but not too much."

Officers said in the report that Garza smelled of alcohol, had trouble keeping her balance, spoke with a slur and had bloodshot eyes. During her interaction with VanderKlok, she told the sergeant she worked for the sheriff's office and informed him she was carrying a Glock handgun in her purse.

She also told VanderKlok she had hurt her hand in the crash, but VanderKlok informed Kane and another officer that Garza refused medical treatment.

While she appeared calm during her exchange with VanderKlok, police said Garza later tried to resist arrest, told officers not to touch her and initially refused to get into Kane's cruiser.

Once inside Kane's cruiser, video from inside the car shows Garza, at one point, kicking one of the car's rear doors and cursing. In the video, she also appears to try to get out of her handcuffs.

Later, as Kane took Garza from the scene to KDPS headquarters, she cursed at Kane, telling the officer she required medical treatment for her hand and calling Kane several offensive names.

When they arrived at headquarters, the video footage shows Garza refused to get out of Kane's cruiser before eventually complying.

After she was taken into headquarters, video footage from the facility showed Garza, at one point, pulled away from Kane. Once she was placed in a holding cell, she kicked the entry door several times.

Later, as she spoke to a KDPS officer at headquarters, she told him, "I already know my (expletive) career is (expletive)."

Garza, who has been a deputy in Calhoun County for six years, was placed on administrative leave following her arrest. Sheriff Matt Saxton could not be reached for comment for this report about Garza's status with the agency.

Following her arraignment last week in Kalamazoo, Garza was released on a $200 cash bond. She is scheduled to be back in court Monday for a pretrial conference hearing.

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.