Charges filed against De Queen woman after threatening deputy

Charges have been filed against a De Queen woman that was arrested two weeks ago for public intoxication and threatening the life of a Sevier County deputy.

According to the arrest affidavit, on Sept. 4 around 10:30 that night Sevier County deputy was dispatched to Highway 70 in reference to a woman walking along highway with a handgun. The reporting party advised authorities that the woman had left a residence on the highway after showing a pistol hidden under her shirt.

Deputies located the woman and upon approaching her they reported seeing her drink from a can of beer she was holding. She was placed into custody for drinking on the highway and identified as Maribel De La Cruz Rodriguez. A female officer with the De Queen Police Department arrived to conduct a search of Rodriguez and reported finding the handgun inside the woman’s bra.

While being processed at the jail, Rodriguez allegedly threatened one of the deputies in Spanish, saying she would “kill you when I find you.” This was overheard by a bilingual detention officer who advised deputies of the threat.

Rodriguez was then booked on a felony charge of terroristic threatening as well as misdemeanor public intoxication.