A woman has been arrested after allegedly causing a standoff in the middle of the highway near Livingston.
The Park County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a distraught woman around 11 a.m. on Saturday stating people were following her and trying to kill her.
She said she was driving south on Montana Highway 89 and just wanted to get to Georgia, adding that demons were chasing her and that she let her children out at a gas station, but wasn’t sure which one.
While the woman was on the phone with dispatch, she said she would not stop for law enforcement and had knives and spray she would use if they tried to contact her.
She refused to stop for several miles and drove into oncoming traffic. When the woman finally came to a stop, she turned around and attempted to travel north on Highway 89.
A blockade set by several law enforcement agencies attempted to stop the woman. She then tried to ram into a law enforcement vehicle before turning around and heading back south.
She stopped at mile marker 32 and got out of her vehicle in the middle of Highway 89 and brandished a large hunting knife. She continued to threaten law enforcement and herself if they did not let her leave.
After a 20-minute standoff in the middle of the highway, officers closed the distance enough to tase her and take her into custody. The 47-year-old female from Tacoma, Washington is currently being held in Billings on an emergency detainer for a mental health evaluation.
The Park County Sheriff’s office said the “kids” are actually adults. They were located and are safe. They were not involved in the incident with law enforcement.
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