A St. Joseph woman is charged with resisting after allegedly getting tased in an attempt to run from Drug Strike Force investigators.

Abby Riggs, 25 was charged Thursday in Buchanan County with a felony for resisting arrest stemming from an incident that court documents claim took place October in the 1700 block of Vernon St.

“The defendant was sitting in a chair next to the front door.  Investigator Terry White and I exited my vehicle to make contact with the defendant,” said Investigator Stephen Clark with the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force.  “The defendant jumped up and fled into the front door of the residence.  I chased the defendant through the residence to the basement.  The defendant fell and got back up to continue to run.”

Clark said he then made the decision to deploy his taser.

“I felt that deploying the taser would cause less harm to the defendant and I, if I was to tackle her,” Clark said. “After speaking with the defendant, I believe she knew of her active felony arrest warrant and attempted to get away from investigators to avoid arrest.”

Bail for Riggs has been set at $7,500 cash only.  According to the Buchanan County Jail a court date is scheduled for Jan. 3.