LA GRANDE — Police arrested a Weston woman March 4 after she reportedly fled from law enforcement in a car following an attempted arrest.

La Grande police arrested Felicia Lavimodiere, 32, for felony fleeing, misdemeanor fleeing, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person and second-degree criminal mischief, according to court records.

La Grande police shortly before 10 p.m. stopped a black car with Washington license plates, according to the probable cause declaration. Law enforcement had reason to believe Lavimodiere was in the car and had probable cause for her arrest.

Officers approached the car from the passenger side to speak with Lavimodiere, who was in the driver’s seat. There also was a male passenger in the car. Police told Lavimodiere the stop was because the car’s registration was expired.

According to the probable cause declaration, she said the car was recently purchased and asked for a break. Officers asked her for her driver’s license, proof of insurance and whether she had the bill of sale.

Police reported the traffic stop went as normal until they told Lavimodiere to get out of the car. She asked why, and police said she was under arrest. According to the declaration, Lavimodiere refused, and police threatened to remove her from the car if she did not exit the vehicle.

Lavimodiere then put the car in gear and sped off, according to the probable cause declaration. Law enforcement later found the car unoccupied in a ditch. It appeared the car had crashed into a fencepost, which brought the fence down and damaged the pole.

Officers saw the passenger behind a tree and told him to put his hands in the air. He complied, and police detained him. According to the declaration, the passenger later told police he begged Lavimodiere to stop and asked to be let out, but “she freaked and kept going.” He told police he had a headache and officers later noted red marks on his forehead.

Police found Lavimodiere in a creek, the declaration states, but she did not comply with officers’ orders to show her hands and get out of the creek, so police got her out. Police took Lavimodiere into custody and transported her to Grande Ronde Hospital, where medical staff cleared her for release. Police then booked her into the Union County Jail.

Lavimodiere is due in court April 2 for a plea hearing, according to court records. The state also is holding her in jail on charges in connection with three other cases.