Police: Drunk Woman Punched Officer, Paramedic Outside BRGR

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A woman is behind bars after she allegedly punched a police officer and a paramedic in East Liberty.

On Friday at 7 p.m., officers were called to the area outside BRGR on Centre Avenue for a report of "highly intoxicated individuals" on the sidewalk.

Upon arrival, officers found Enique Nigel Nickens, 40, incoherent. When medics arrived, she became combative.

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While emergency responders attempted to secure her to a stretcher, she punched a paramedic in the face and kicked him in the chest.

An officer intervened and Nickens struck him in the face, causing a bloody nose.

Nickens was restrained then moved from the stretcher to a police cruiser. She was taken to jail after a stop at UPMC Mercy to be medically cleared.

She is charged with aggravated assault of a police officer, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.