A Vian woman found walking naked outside a residence in March is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday morning in Sequoyah County District Court on felony charges of indecent exposure, two counts of battery, assault and battery on a police officer, and prisoner placing bodily fluid on a government employee.
Shauna Haack, 46, was formally charged on April 2 and pled not guilty to her charges. She will appear before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Vian Police officer David Garvin said he received a call on March 30 after Haack was seen walking around nude on Dorothy Street. Garvin said over the past few weeks, the department had received several calls about the woman being seen outside without any clothing on. The officer said police were dispatched to the residence earlier in the day after an individual alleged they were assaulted by Haack.
When Garvin arrived at the residence no one answered the door, but he saw Haack through a window running to a room and slamming the door. When another individual answered, the officer asked to speak with Haack.
Garvin noted during a previous incident that Haack had allegedly hidden all the kitchen knives from the residence in her bedroom. When he entered the bedroom, he found Haack lying nude in her bed, partially covered with a sheet.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed in the case, Haack then jumped up and ran towards the door, slamming it in the officer’s face. When Garvin opened the door back up, Haack ran at him yelling and then walked away, tossing something to the ground. Garvin reported at that time, he decided to detain Haack for her safety and his.
As he attempted to take her into custody, she turned and kicked him in the groin and knee several times, digging her fingernails into his skin, according to the affidavit. The two continued to struggle as the officer tried to take her into custody, before Haack alleged she could not breathe. The officer then changed her position and requested a deputy come to his location.
Garvin stood Haack up and when he attempted to move her, she became erratic, kicking and scratching him. She reportedly continued to fight the officer, stating that she “wanted God to kill her,” according to the affidavit.
As the officer put her into a sitting position, he noticed the item that Haack had tossed earlier was a pocketknife with two open blades. He also reported that Haack injured her foot during the struggle and was bleeding profusely, so he asked for EMS.
Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s deputy Tyler Engleman arrived to assist and after Haack refused to stand, the two officers carried her to another room. Deputy Craig Edgmon also came to the location and the three of them tried to keep Haack calm as EMS arrived to treat her for her injuries.
Haack reportedly then began banging her head on the dry wall and allegedly assaulting the medics trying to treat her. She also tried to hit her head against a glass window, according to the affidavit.
Because Haack was trying to inflict self harm, Garvin was asked to ride in the ambulance with her. Prior to being loaded in the ambulance, she also kicked Deputy Edgmon in the leg and knee several times. When she became combative once again, EMS administered her a sedative.
After being treated for her injury and released from the hospital, she was transported to the Sequoyah County Detention Center where she was booked in on her charges.
District Attorney Jack Thorp said if found guilty of indecent exposure, it is punishable by imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine of up to $20,000, or both.
