SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A Hadley woman accused of unleashing a swarm of bees on Hampden County Sheriff’s Deputies attempting to carrying out an eviction almost 3 years ago has been arrested after failing to appear in court Tuesday.

57-year-old Rorie Susan Woods, also known as Rebecca Woods, was caught at a hotel in Tennessee earlier this evening.

Back in October 2022, law enforcement says Woods arrived at the eviction site in Longmeadow with beehives loaded into the back of her vehicle. She then agitated the bees and unleashed them on deputies, one of whom was allergic and ended up hospitalized.

Woods faces multiple assault charges. Her trial was due to begin Tuesday, at which she was set to represent herself, but Woods never arrived.

A warrant was issued, leading up to today’s a

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