A woman accused of bathing nude in a community fountain in Palm Beach County is now wanted after failing to appear in court, according to a bodycam footage report from the YouTube channel Arrest Cam.
The Arrest Cam narrator said deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office were called to a neighborhood entrance after someone reported seeing a woman bathing in a fountain. When deputies arrived, they contacted a woman later identified as 30-year-old Hannah.
What began as a public nudity complaint quickly became a more serious arrest after deputies said Hannah gave them a false name, resisted their attempts to identify her, and allegedly bit a deputy during the encounter.
By the end of the case, according to the Arrest Cam report, Hannah was charged with two counts of resisting an officer without violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. The resisting charges were later dropped, but she failed to appear at a court hearing, and a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Deputies Respond To A Fountain Complaint
The Arrest Cam narrator said deputies were sent to an address on Evergreen after a caller reported a woman bathing in a fountain at the entrance of a community.
Bodycam footage showed a deputy approaching the woman and trying to get her attention.
“Hey, ma’am. Ma’am, how you doing?” the deputy said. “Come over here. Talking to you.”
The woman continued walking at first, and the deputy told her to stop.
When he asked what was going on, she said she was going to the store. The deputy then explained why he was stopping her.
“I got a complaint saying that you’re pretty much naked over here,” he said.
The woman denied it.
“That did not happen,” she told him.
The deputy told her the caller had video or photographs, and another deputy was checking with the complainant.
Photos Reportedly Showed Her Nude In The Fountain
According to the Arrest Cam narrator, a deputy later confirmed that the caller’s photographs showed Hannah nude inside the fountain “with no regard for the public.”
The woman still denied bathing in the fountain. When an officer asked why she had been bathing, she pushed back and said that was not what happened.
“We weren’t bathing,” she said. “We were putting our shoes on.”
The deputy told her he had already seen the pictures.
“I just saw the pictures,” he said.
She challenged him on what the images showed and asked what color the person in the picture was wearing.
The whole exchange showed how quickly a minor public disturbance call can turn into something larger when officers are trying to confirm identity and the person being questioned refuses to cooperate.
A complaint about nudity in a public fountain might not seem like the kind of call that ends with someone wanted on a warrant, but the escalation came from what happened after deputies tried to sort it out.
The Name Did Not Come Back
The deputy asked the woman for identification, but she did not provide an ID. She gave the name “Anna,” according to the bodycam footage, and the deputy tried to verify it.
The woman repeatedly argued that he did not need to run her information.
“You do not have to verify it,” she said.
The deputy warned her that giving a false name could lead to an arrest.
“If I run this name and it’s not you, then I’m going to have to arrest you for false information,” he told her.
She insisted she had already given him the correct information.
The deputy asked whether she had a middle name, and she said no. But as deputies tried to run the name and date of birth she provided, they apparently could not find a record matching her.
That became one of the key turning points in the encounter. Once deputies could not confirm who she was, the situation stopped being only about the fountain complaint.
The Encounter Turns Physical
As deputies waited for information to come back, the woman began walking away.
“Ma’am, stop,” the deputy said several times.
Moments later, the bodycam footage showed deputies taking her to the ground as the situation turned physical. During the struggle, one deputy said she had bitten him.
“She bit you?” another deputy asked.
The deputy explained that he had grabbed her head and then felt what he described as a bite.
“I felt like a bite,” he said.
Deputies told her to stop resisting and ordered her to roll over so they could get her hands behind her back. They later helped her up and moved her toward a patrol vehicle.
“Yeah, we don’t bite people,” one deputy said after she was placed under control.
The alleged bite changed the seriousness of the case. What started with a complaint about a woman in a fountain moved into an allegation of battery on a law enforcement officer.
That is where the consequences became much heavier.
Deputies Try To Identify Her By Fingerprint
Because deputies could not confirm the name she had provided, they requested a rapid ID device to take her fingerprints.
The woman resisted that process too, according to the bodycam footage.
“Turn around. Face my car,” a deputy told her.
As officers tried to capture her fingerprints, she questioned what they were doing and argued that they were breaking the law.
“You’re resisting,” a deputy told her.
“No, we are not,” she replied.
The deputies told her they were giving a lawful order and continued trying to get usable prints. At one point, a deputy warned that she could break her finger if she kept resisting.
The fingerprint process appeared difficult, with one deputy noting that a print was “not good enough” and that they had to try again.
This is one of the quieter but more important parts of the footage. Once someone gives a false name or a name that cannot be verified, deputies often have to rely on fingerprints to confirm who they are.
That can turn a short stop into a longer detention, especially when the person refuses to cooperate.
Arrest Cam Says She Was Later Identified As Hannah
The Arrest Cam narrator said the suspect was later identified as Hannah, age 30.
The video report said deputies determined that the name and date of birth she initially provided were false.
In the end, the narrator said Hannah was charged with two counts of resisting an officer without violence and battery on a law enforcement officer.
The resisting charges were later dropped, according to Arrest Cam. However, the battery charge and court process did not simply go away.
The narrator said Hannah failed to appear at her court hearing, and as a result, she currently has a warrant issued for her arrest.
That missed hearing is what turned the case into its current status. Even when some charges are dropped, failing to appear can create a new and serious problem for a defendant.
A Strange Case With Serious Consequences
The details of the original call are unusual: a woman allegedly nude in a community fountain at the entrance of a neighborhood.
But the case is less about the fountain itself and more about what followed.
Deputies said there was photographic evidence, the woman denied the accusation, then gave information that did not verify. When officers tried to stop her and identify her, the situation escalated into a struggle and an alleged bite.
From a legal standpoint, those later actions often matter more than the original complaint. Public nudity may have brought deputies to the scene, but resisting, false identification concerns, and alleged battery are what drove the arrest.
It is a reminder that police encounters can get worse quickly when a person walks away during an investigation or refuses basic identification steps.
Now Wanted After Missing Court
According to the Arrest Cam report, Hannah’s resisting charges were dropped, but she did not appear for her court hearing.
That failure to appear led to a warrant for her arrest.
A missed court date can keep a case alive long after the original event fades from memory. It can also make a person subject to arrest during a traffic stop, another police contact, or any future encounter where the warrant appears.
The footage ends with Hannah being placed in a patrol vehicle, but the narrator made clear that the story did not end there.
The case began with a report of someone bathing nude in a fountain. It continued with a disputed identity, a struggle with deputies, and an allegation that she bit an officer.
Now, according to Arrest Cam, it has become a warrant case because Hannah did not show up in court.
For a public disturbance call that could have ended with a citation or a warning, the outcome became far more serious.
Mark grew up in the heart of Texas, where tornadoes and extreme weather were a part of life. His early experiences sparked a fascination with emergency preparedness and homesteading. A father of three, Mark is dedicated to teaching families how to be self-sufficient, with a focus on food storage, DIY projects, and energy independence. His writing empowers everyday people to take small steps toward greater self-reliance without feeling overwhelmed.
