Sanders said the investigation revealed that Sgt. Matthew Rook followed proper protocol in restraining Tina Poole Cobb, 36, in a traffic stop and in firing a gun at the car when she allegedly attempted to flee in the police cruiser.
Rook has since resigned, but officials said his resignation wasn’t because of this incident.
The incident began when Rook made a routine traffic stop and began to question Cobb’s son, Alex Lamar Poole, 18, who was driving.
Cobb was handcuffed and put into a police car because she was reportedly belligerent during questioning of her son.
Reports state she escaped and took off in the car, ending in a wreck on Portland Road and Jenna Drive where she was arrested.
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