Palm Coast woman bites deputy’s leg during arrest causing officer to pass out

Cherie Saunders, 38, of Brookside Lane, was arrested Friday night following reports that she slapped one of her housemates. She began cursing at officers and became unruly while being taken into custody, biting one of the arresting deputies on the leg. Deputies charged Saunders with domestic battery, battery on law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence—aggravated assault. She was released from the Flagler County jail Saturday after posting $10,000 bail, booking records show.