06/22/2026
Well…
In the late night hours of 06-11-2026, a Naples Officer was on Patrol on Highway 67 when he conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck for a defective head light. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer could smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the drivers breath. The driver, Molli Puckett, admitted she had been drinking and agreed to perform field sobriety testing to ensure she was safe to drive.
At the conclusion of the testing, the officer placed Puckett under arrest for Driving while Intoxicated, after determining that she was operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway while intoxicated. After Puckett was arrested, she became verbally and physically violent. Puckett began resisting the officer, banging her head into items inside the patrol unit, licking the inside of the patrol car, attempting to escape from custody, threatening physical harm to the officer, and spitting in the officers face.
This little stunt cost Puckett the following charges… Driving While Intoxicated (Misd B), Resisting Arrest (Misd A), Terroristic Threat of Peace Officer (Felony), Escape Custody (Felony), Obstruction or Retaliation (Felony), and Harassment of Public Servant (Felony). Puckett was booked into the Morris County Jail and a Morris JP Judge set her total bond amount at $23,000. Puckett bonded out a couple days later.
A few days later, on 06-16-2026, a Naples Officer received a call from dispatch about a female subject walking down the roadway tipping over people’s trash cans. The officer made contact with the female and it was none other than miss Puckett. On this incident Puckett was also intoxicated. When the officer attempted to make contact with Puckett, she evaded the officer on foot but was quickly apprehended.
Puckett then decided to physically fight against the officer. During this incident Puckett also threatened physical harm to the officer, physically assaulted the officer, and spit on the officer. The officer placed Puckett under arrest and secured her inside his patrol unit. Puckett was transported back to the Morris County Jail where she was charged with Public Intoxication (Misd C), Resisting Arrest (Misd A), Assault on Peace Officer (Felony) Evading Arrest with Previous Convictions (Felony), Harassment of Public Servant (Felony), Terroristic Threat of Peace Officer (Felony), and Obstruction or Retaliation (Felony).
A Morris JP Judge set the total bond amount of these charges at $30,000. The previous bonds from Pucketts first arrest were revoked. As of this post Puckett remains in the Morris County Jail.
Please do not spit on our officers… it’s gross🤢 and it’s a felony.