Wichita woman who dragged deputy while fleeing from traffic stop pleads guilty
A Wichita woman charged with dragging a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy as she fled from a traffic stop pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer in the case, according to Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Dan Dillon.
Authorities arrested 46-year-old Melissa Heinzman on July 9, more than two weeks after she ran over Deputy Sarah Sinnett’s left leg with an SUV. Heinzman fled after Sinnett told her she had a warrant for her arrest during the June 23 stop. Sinnett, who received a broken ankle and other injuries, was dragged when an item on her duty belt got caught on the vehicle.
Heinzman is scheduled for sentencing on March 5, Dillon said.
Amy Renee Leiker
The Wichita Eagle