36-year-old Melissa-Denae Smith.Photo: Douglas County Sheriff's Office
(Omaha, NE) -- A woman is arrested after a disturbance at the Douglas County Courthouse on Monday. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says deputies encountered 36-year-old Melissa-Denae Smith in the second-floor rotunda. DCSO says she began cussing at the deputies, causing a disturbance. After being told to leave three different times, Smith was arrested. She's been charged with obstruction of a police officer.
The Sheriff's office says they're statutorily charged with protecting and maintaining order at the courthouse, and that they have a zero-tolerance policy for disturbances. They also ask that visitors exercise the use of common sense and decorum.