Police: Woman arrested after tossing hot grease on officers

A California woman was arrested Monday after police said she threw hot grease on them.

The incident began with a report that someone was trying to set the kitchen in a house on fire. Police said when they arrived at the house, they found the suspect, Elsarie Deloney, 46, in the kitchen holding a smoking pot of grease.

Officers said they tried to talk to the suspect, but Deloney threw the contents of the pot at officers, including a K-9 officer. A Taser was deployed to subdue Deloney, according to the Stockton Police Department.

Deloney was arrested on charges of assault on an officer, assault on a police K-9 and resisting arrest. Her bail was set at $130,000, according to the sheriff's office report.