LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A woman has been arrested after she stole a another woman's car while the victim's child was in the back seat.
According to an arrest report, the incident took place Tuesday, just before 5 p.m., near the intersection of South Shelby Street and East Burnett Avenue.
Police say a woman was talking to a pedestrian when 37-year-old Cassandra Perkins jumped into her car and drove off, with the woman's child in the back seat.
The child later told police that Perkins said, "Don't leave your [EXPLETIVE] kids in the car!"
Perkins then pulled over at a nearby convenience store and the woman was able to catch up with her. At that point, police say the two engaged in "an alarming, violent fight" that inflicted scratches on the woman's face.
Louisville Metro Police eventually caught Perkins in a nearby alley. She's charged with theft by unlawful taking, attempted kidnapping of a minor, fourth-degree assault and driving with a suspended license.
During her Wednesday morning court appearance, Perkins lashed out at law enforcement, using a string of expletives.
"Can I be released for treatment, please?" she asked the judge.
"Absolutely not," the judge replied.
"Why not?" Perkins replied. "So we have mom sitting on the block, who just had a kid kidnapped earlier that day. I'm the one that had to find kids who weren't mine and get my sponsor's kid back."
When asked to sign a no-contact order with the victim, Perkins refused.
"I ain't signing [EXPLETIVE]!" she said.
At that point, she was taken away by deputies, as she struggled.
"Get the [EXPLETIVE] off me!" she yelled. "The last [INDECIPHERABLE] tried to break my [EXPLETIVE] arm! I said get the [EXPLETIVE] off of me!"
She is currently being held in Louisville Metro Corrections.
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