Public Safety

Alachua County woman arrested after alleged hit attempt and chase with children in car

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 26-year-old Michelle Bartholomew on Saturday after witnesses called 911 reporting she tried to strike a man with her vehicle on Southwest 21st Lane. She fled deputies with two young children inside her car before deputies called off the pursuit, and she was taken into custody after attempting to jump from a bridge. Bartholomew faces charges including two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of child abuse, aggravated assault on law enforcement, and aggravated fleeing and eluding.

Sources: WCJB TV20