Editor's Note: Doris Minton-McNeill was found not guilty in this case in 2009. Read about that here.
A warrant was issued on Wednesday for the arrest of a City-County Council member who police said shoved an officer during a scuffle at her home in June.
A special prosecutor officially charged Doris Minton-McNeill, 51, on Tuesday with one count of felony battery and three counts of misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, according to court documents.
Minton-McNeill -- a Democrat representing the 15th District -- was arrested in June after police said she pushed an officer.
According to the affidavit, officers were called to Minton-McNeill's home in the 200 block of Medford Avenue after a woman called and told them that a sexual predator armed with a knife was at the home.
Police said that when they arrived and tried to get information about the incident, Minton-McNeill called them arrogant and later said all white IMPD officers are racist during a profanity-laced confrontation with two officers.
Minton-McNeill went into her house and got business cards that said she was a council member before she got physical with a female officer, police said.
When officers tried to arrest Minton-McNeill, she told them, "No, you can't arrest me. I'm on the City-County Council," police said.
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, a Republican, recused his office from charging Minton-McNeill, citing the council's oversight over budget.
A felony conviction would prohibit Minton-McNeill from keeping her council seat, which was held by Andre Carson before he was elected to Congress in March.
6News has tried repeatedly to contact Minton-McNeill about the incident.
