Hampton Police: Teen Lit Herself On Fire, Hit Officer In Groin

HAMPTON, NH — A Massachusetts teenager was arrested in Hampton 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. Jeante Driscoll (pictured), 19, of Leominster, was charged with a host of crimes. Police said an officer encountered Driscoll Saturday at about 10:30 p.m. near Kennebunk Savings Bank on Winnacunnet Road.

Driscoll was ordered to leave the area for loitering but she refused 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."

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.

Photo credit: Hampton Police Department