CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly assaulted her ex-boyfriend and was found driving drunk with their young son in the vehicle.
Sandra Lee Gonsalves, 42, was arrested late Saturday night, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett of the Clearlake Police Department.
At 10:30 p.m. Saturday Clearlake Police were dispatched to Meadowbrook Drive on a report of a female who had consumed a large amount of alcohol and was attempting to leave a residence in a vehicle with her 5-year-old son inside, Bennett said.
Arriving near the residence, officers observed a vehicle leaving the scene at a high rate of speed, according to Bennett.
He said officers eventually caught up to the vehicle on Highlands Harbor Drive east of Harbor Drive. Inside the vehicle was the driver, identified as Gonsalves, and her 5-year-old son.
It was determined that Gonsalves was intoxicated and was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and child endangerment, Bennett said.
Additional investigation indicated that Gonsalves and her ex-boyfriend, the father of the 5-year-old boy, had been in an argument prior to the officers arriving at the call, Bennett said.
Bennett said the ex-boyfriend had visible signs indicating he had been battered by Gonsalves, who also was charged with domestic violence.
During the investigation it was determined the father of the child also had a warrant for his arrest and he was taken into custody. The child was released to relatives after both parents were taken into custody, Bennett said.
Gonsalves was booked into the Lake County Jail for misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol, and felony child endangerment and domestic violence, according to jail records. Bail was set at $75,000.
Jail records indicated that she remained in custody on Monday morning.