UPDATED: SD Woman Who Pointed Fake Gun at Cops Guilty of Felony

A woman who pointed what turned out to be a pellet gun at San Diego police officers who followed her into a parking structure during the Rock-N-Roll marathon in June has pleaded guilty to felony charges of resisting an officer by threat or violence.

Mona Elease Williams, 58, faces up to eight years and four months in state prison during her sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 21. Williams -- who has convictions for burglary in 1986 and assault in 2003 and was sent to prison in 2015 -- would have faced 62 years to life behind bars if convicted as charged.

A friend of the defendant, Lisa Wilson, testified that Williams texted ``death by cop'' hours before the June 3 confrontation with officers.

In body-worn camera video recorded as Williams was arrested, she is seen frantically trying to explain to Officer Ronald Hamilton that she is bipolar and off her medications.

"She told me she wanted to harm herself,'' Hamilton testified.

The officer said Williams was acting erratically, breathing heavily and was showing signs consistent with someone under the influence of methamphetamine.

Minutes earlier, an officer followed Williams after a motorist trying to find a parking space told the officer that Williams -- driving Wilson's car -- hit her from behind and sped off.

Runyon said Williams was spotted in the car near the entrance to the First Avenue city parking structure by an officer who thought he saw a gun pointed at him.

Williams proceeded to the top of the parking structure and pointed the pellet gun at an officer, who fired two shots at her but missed.

City News Service contributed to this article.

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