MA Teen Lights Herself Of Fire Kicks NH Officer In Privates During Hampton Loitering Arrest

HAMPTON, NH. (THECOUNT) — Jeante Driscoll, of Leominster, MA, has been identified as the teen arrested in Hampton, NH, over the weekend after police said she lit herself on fire in the back of a police cruiser then kicked an officer in the groin.

Police made contact with Driscoll, 19, Saturday at about 10:30 p.m. near Kennebunk Savings Bank on Winnacunnet Road, over loitering.

Driscoll was ordered to leave the area but she refused to follow officers’ commands, police said.

“Officers placed her in custody … Driscoll became agitated during the arrest and struggled to get into the cruiser,” Hampton police said in a statement. “While being transported to the Police Station Driscoll managed to light her clothes on fire. The Officer transporting her pulled the cruiser over and had to remove her from the vehicle and roll her around on the ground in order to extinguish the flames.” source

Driscoll was treated at Portsmouth Regional Hospital then transported to the Hampton police station, where police said she kicked an officer in the groin.

Driscoll was charged with assault, loitering and trespassing. She was released on $10,000 bond pending an arraignment October 2 in Seabrook District Court.