FLORENCE-On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Florence Police were notified that Deputies with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s were involved in a pursuit with a stolen vehicle.
Deputies had discontinued the pursuit due to safety reasons. An Officer with the Florence Police C.O.P.S. unit was at Wal-
Anika-Seani Diane Brady
Mart on Cloverdale Road attempting to get video of the driver who had been at the store earlier. While the officer was inside the store, the car entered a parking lot.
The officer confronted the driver, Anika-Seani Diane Brady. While being taken into custody, Brady began physically resisting the officer. In an attempt to get away, Brady bit the officer on the arm. During the struggle, a backup officer arrived and helped take Brady into custody.
Brady was arrested and charged with Assault Second Degree on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, and Disorderly Conduct.
She is confined in Lauderdale County Detention Center with a $5,500 bond. The Officer was treated and released from a local medical center.
Anika-Seani Diane Brady is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Media Release/Joshua Meza/Florence Police Department
