Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2018 a Las Cruces police officer on routine patrol spotted a woman, later identified as Jasmine Allen, standing next to a car in the parking lot of a La Quinta Inn. The officer saw the woman enter a gray Mazda sedan where she sat for a short while.  The officer parked his unit behind the Mazda, activated his overhead lights and approached the Mazda. The officer spoke with Allen briefly before she suddenly started the vehicle and quickly reversed, slamming her car into the officer’s cruiser and nearly striking the officer.  The Mazda’s driver’s-side door was damaged when it struck the patrol car and was stuck in the open position, and the officer tried to grab Allen through the open door, quickly firing his Taser at her as she sped away. Allegedly, police say, “Allen put the Mazda into drive and accelerated at a high-rate of speed, dragging the officer a short distance.” Allen’s vehicle then struck a second patrol unit that had arrived to assist. Allen continued driving away after the second crash, fleeing the scene. A third LCPD officer located Allen a short while later as she tried to hide near a home on the 1000 block of Hickory Drive. As that officer took her into custody Allen put up a fight and intentionally kicked him at least once. The three officers that were injured all sustained minor injuries. The two patrol cars sustained serious damage.  Allen, 26, was also found to be in violation of terms of her probation and was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. She was charged with two third-degree felony counts of aggravated battery against a peace officer using a deadly weapon, one fourth-degree felony count of battery upon a peace officer and two misdemeanor counts of resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.