SALT LAKE CITY — A woman is facing criminal charges accusing her of hitting a Salt Lake police officer multiple times in the head with a rock during a fight.

Shrue Rison Wakuk, 43, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault targeting law enforcement, a first-degree felony; plus trespassing and interfering with police, class B misdemeanors.

On Sept. 19 , an officer reported seeing Wakuk trespassing in an area near 550 West and 500 South and asked her to leave the property.

"Wakuk ignored (the officer), and (she) attempted to place Wakuk into handcuffs. Wakuk resisted arrest by flexing and by pulling her arms away, then she attempted to punch (the officer) in the head. (The officer) punched Wakuk in the face and pinned her against a cement wall. Wakuk got out of (t

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