By Bonnie Culverhouse

A 27-year-old woman from Shreveport is in a Minden jail after police stopped her for running a stop sign.

Jenifer Nicole Thompson is charged with resisting an officer by lying, running a stop sign, no child restraint, no driver’s license on person, failure to display proper plate and 4 active bench warrants.

Chief Jared McIver said Thursday 9 p.m. Off. Cadyn O’Connor and Ofc. Ben Sparks were patrolling the area of East Street when they observed Thompson’s white Nissan Altima run a stop sign at the intersection of East and Industrial Drive.

“The driver – later identified as Thompson – stopped in a car dealership parking lot, where Off. O’Connor requested to see her license,” McIver said. “While she was looking for it, the officer noticed an improperly restrained young child in the back seat.”

O’Connor reportedly asked Ofc. Sparks to stay with the driver while he checked the vehicle identification number and the temporary tag which expired in May 2022. The tag reportedly belongs to a 2000 Grand Marquis, while the VIN showed the vehicle did not belong to Thompson. It also showed as uninsured.

“According to officers, the woman said her last name was Thomas, rather than Thompson,” said the chief. “Dispatch returned that her license was expired and she had four active arrest warrants.”

Sgt. Mitch Hackett reportedly made contact with a concerned adult to take custody of the child.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.