Beatrice Police responding to disturbance, arrest two women

BEATRICE – Beatrice Police Tuesday arrested a woman for allegedly assaulting and making threats toward another female.

Police responded to a report of a disturbance, and observed a woman inside a home, pushing another woman into a television stand and trying to kick-in a living room door.

The female victim told police the woman threatened to kill her, while the victim was being assaulted.  The suspect told police she “probably pushed” the victim in self-defense.  Police said while the woman was being arrested for assault, she requested her phone, which was in a nearby vehicle.  An officer observed a glass pipe sticking out of a purse in the driver’s seat, which had white residue suspected to be methamphetamine.

Police also recovered syringes and several plastic bags containing suspected methamphetamine.  One of the baggies field-tested positive, for meth.

21-year-old Kelsie Blythe was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police also arrested the alleged assault victim, 56-year-old Becky Plantenga, for distribution of a controlled substance.  Police say she is suspected of providing a Xanax pill for which she had a prescription, to another person….who did not have a prescription for the drug.