Name: Mandy Ramsey, Fort McCoy, Florida Age: 35 School: Fort McCoy Middle School, Fort McCoy, Florida Position: Teacher's assistant 13 News: Report: Teacher’s assistant arrested in topless car chase (Aug 6 2012) A woman had a strange excuse for deputies to why she didn’t stop when they tried to pull her over. She said she was topless. Officers said 35-year-old Mandy Ramsey was speeding on County Road 318 Saturday night when a patrol car tried to pull her over. However, they said she took off and ran a stop sign before crashing into a tree. Ramsey was found parked behind a mobile home where deputies said she admitted that she didn't stop, because she was driving topless. She said she wanted to surprise her boyfriend. Opposing Views: Police Chase Mandy Ramsey, who was Speeding While Topless (Aug 6 2012) In Fort McCoy, Florida, female trucker driver Mandy Ramsey was driving home topless, to surprise her husband, when police tried to pull her over on Saturday. When Ramsey didn't pull over, police officers gave chase, but lost her. They later found her pick-up truck slammed into an oak tree behind a mobile home. Police questioned tthe ruck's owner James Woodward, Ramsey's husband. That's when Ramsey admitted she hadn't pulled over because she was driving topless. The Weekly Vice: Police Chase Mandy Ramsey, who was Speeding While Topless (Aug 6 2012) According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, officers attempted to stop Ramsey who they observed speeding in a Ford F-250 pickup truck Saturday night. Investigators say Ramsey refused to stop, then led officers on a chase until she she struck an oak tree. Despite the accident, Ramsey managed to evade police and eventually arrived at her boyfriend's home in Marion County. Deputies found the truck Ramsey was driving parked behind a mobile home nearby. The passenger side mirror was broken, and there was an oak leaf stuck in the front grill. Officers spoke with Ramsey's boyfriend, who was the owner of the vehicle. He stated that he hadn't driven the truck in over two hours. That's when Ramsey admitted to driving the vehicle and attempting to evade police. She told officers that she refused to stop because she was driving topless and had intended to drive to her boyfriend's home partially naked as a surprise.
Floridaduh: Surprise! ……. Woman in chase fled because she was topless (Aug 6 2012) Mandy Ramsey, 35, of Fort McCoy, was speeding south on County Road 318 in a Ford F-250 pickup truck when a patrol car chased after her to pull her over, according to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office report. After seeing the patrol car in pursuit, the woman turned onto Northeast 220 Street and then continued down Northeast 10th Avenue, running a stop sign and eventually hitting an oak tree. The deputy lost Ramsey during the chase in the area, but soon found the truck parked behind a mobile home with its passenger side mirror broken with an oak tree leaf in it, according to reports. Deputies made contact with the vehicle’s owner, Ramsey’s boyfriend, who said he hadn’t driven the truck in more than two hours. Ramsey then admitted to deputies that she didn’t stop because she was driving topless and wanted to surprise her boyfriend. Herald Tribune: Deputies: Topless woman led police on chase (Aug 6 2012) After seeing the patrol car in pursuit, the woman turned onto Northeast 220 Street and then continued down Northeast 10th Avenue, running a stop sign and eventually hitting an oak tree ... Ramsey was placed under arrest for fleeing and eluding law enforcement and transported to the Marion County Jail. According to jail records, she was released on a $5,000 bond. Gainsville Sun: Woman in chase fled because she was topless, deputies say (Aug 6 2012)
UK Daily Mail: Female pick-up truck driver rammed off the road by cops because she was driving home TOPLESS to surprise husband (Aug 6 2012) A Florida woman has been arrested for leading police on a car chase because she was driving her pick-up truck topless. Mandy Ramsey of Fort McCoy was speeding on her way to surprise her husband just after 11pm on Saturday when startled police attempted to pull her over, according to Marion County Sheriff's Office. When the 35-year-old didn't stop, officers began chasing the woman who eventually rammed her Ford F-250 truck into an oak tree after running a stop sign. Click Orlando: Woman says she eluded deputies because she was driving topless: Suspect lists occupation as teacher's assistant in Marion County (Aug 6 2012) Mandy Ramsey, 35, of Fort McCoy, was arrested Saturday on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude. On an arrest affidavit, Ramsey's occupation was listed as a teacher assistant in Marion County. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, a deputy on routine patrol witnessed a pickup driving at least 70 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone on Highway 315 and attempted to catch up to the vehicle. The pickup, however, ran a stop sign, clipped a tree and turned into a residence, and the deputy lost sight of the vehicle, an arrest report said. The pickup was located by a sheriff's helicopter, and the owner of the vehicle, James Woodward, told deputies that he had not been driving in the past two hours, according to the report ... "She did something stupid trying to impress me," Woodward said. Crime Library: Topless TA Leads Florida Deputies on High Speed Chase (Aug 6 2012) ... Later she posted on Facebook, perhaps for the benefit of her husband, Mr. James Woodard, “They didn’t ‘catch’ me behind the wheel, or topless, or with a boyfriend, and it did not end in an oak tree collision! They came to my house while I was swimming.” Happily, Ramsey was not arrested on charges of driving while indecently exposed, but was instead arrested on charges of fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement. She was later released on a $5,000 bond.
Starcasm.net: MUG SHOT Florida woman arrested after fleeing police while driving truck topless (Aug 6 2012) According to the arrest report, Ramsey then admitted to the authorities that she hauled butt (and bewbs) because she was driving topless and wanted to surprise her “boyfriend.” Surprise! Mandy took to her public Facebook page and gave her own version of the story. Here’s what she had to say: “They didn’t “catch” me behind the wheel, or topless, or with a boyfriend, and it did not end in an oak tree collision! They came to my house while I was swimming.” As for why I put boyfriend in quotes the profile lists Mandy as married to Mr. James Woodard. Tampa Bay Times: Woman led deputies on chase because she was driving topless, authorities say (Aug 6 2012) Sun-Sentinel: FloriDUH: Woman in chase fled because she was topless, deputies say (Aug 6 2012)
