Officer Bitten, Then Punches Woman | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

A tense standoff at a homeless encampment cleanup in Antioch ended with a 41-year-old woman, Frenchie Hardy, biting an officer — sparking a physical altercation and her arrest on charges of resisting arrest and violence. Video shows officers grappling with her, including one officer punching her in the face. Hardy claims she bit the officer after he grabbed her arm and she felt a pop, then he struck her. The officer is on paid leave as the department launches a full review, consulting the DOJ and bringing in an independent investigator to examine the use-of-force incident under state law…