Video: Fla. Road Rage Suspect Turns Violent, Bites Police Officer

Orlando police say a road rage suspect violently resisted arrest and bit an officer after allegedly attacking a pregnant woman and a 68‑year‑old woman.

Joe Vince

March 26, 2026

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A woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say a road rage confrontation escalated into an assault on a pregnant driver and a violent struggle with an Orlando police officer during her arrest.
Police say the suspect became agitated during a traffic dispute, exited her vehicle, jumped onto another driver’s hood and punched the pregnant woman while attacking a bystander who tried to intervene.
Officers say the suspect violently resisted arrest and bit a police officer during the encounter, which was captured on body camera video.

A woman accused in a road rage incident last month bit and violently struggled with a Florida police officer trying to detain her.

The incident happened Feb. 23 when Orlando police responded to reports of a battery-related driving dispute, the department stated in a social media post, which included video footage of the encounter. According to WOFL-TV, a driver—later identified as Mandolyn Shaffer-Brockwell—allegedly kept slowing down and braking in front of a pregnant woman driving with a child in her vehicle.

Shaffer-Brockwell became agitated when the pregnant woman honked at and tried to change lanes. Video footage captured Shaffer-Brockwell exiting her car and jumping on the pregnant woman's hood.

The confrontation escalated when Shaffer-Brockwell opened a car door and began punching the pregnant woman in the face. A 68-year-old woman tried to intervene, but Shaffer-Brockwell stuck and scratched her face, WFOL reports.

According to police, that woman gave officers a description of the suspect and her vehicle. Shaffer-Brockwell was quickly located, but when an officer tried to detain her, she "violently resisted, and bit the officer while trying to avoid being handcuffed," the department stated.

The officer's body camera footage captured the violent clash.

Shaffer-Brockwell was arrested, and she faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.