Sheriff Deputies Serve A Woman With An Eviction Notice, She Attacks Them With A Swarm Of Bees

"Oh, you’re allergic? Good.”

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 9, 2022

Stings from bees are a frequent outdoor annoyance. Most of the time, bee stings can be very annoying, and home remedies will be enough to reduce the discomfort.

However, if you are allergic to bee stings or if you are bitten repeatedly, you could experience a more severe reaction that needs emergency care. Bee stings can cause a variety of reactions, from minor pain and discomfort to life-threatening allergic reactions.

If you experience one kind of reaction, it doesn't always mean that you'll experience another similar one or that it will be more severe the next time you get stung. But the woman in today's story didn't care about all these.

Yes, a woman from Hadley is now being charged with many offenses after releasing a swarm of bees on Hampden County Sheriff's deputies in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. What was their offense? They were delivering an eviction notice to her.

The court-ordered eviction was attended by Rorie Susan Woods, 55, of Hadley, who jumped out of her Nissan Xterra and started releasing bees from manufactured hives as a deputy attempted to stop her.

Woods eventually broke the styrofoam lid off of one of the hive towers, allowing the bees to flee. She then turned the entire hive over, which frightened the bees and caused them to swarm and sting numerous personnel of the Sheriff's Office.

Rorie Susan Woods, 55, of Hadley, showed up to the court-ordered eviction in her Nissan Xterra

She was quickly stopped and taken into custody by deputies as she was bringing a hive closer to the house. Despite the confusion, Woods managed to put on a beekeeper's outfit to shield herself from beestings; the deputies weren't as fortunate.

The bees ultimately escaped after Woods smashed the styrofoam lid to one of the hive towers

The Hampden County Sheriff's Department wrote on Facebook that one of the officers trying to stop Wood from opening the cage was reported stung in the face. The police officers who were allergic to bee stings didn't appear to be of any concern to Woods, who was detained on the scene.

Woods didn't appear overly worried. “Oh, you’re allergic? Good,” Woods reportedly said.

Deputies swiftly intervened and arrested her as she was moving a hive closer to the home

“We are always prepared for protests when it comes to evictions, but a majority of the groups who protest understand that we are just doing our statutory duty by state law,” said Sheriff Nick Cocchi.

Woods, who was arrested on the site, didn’t seem to care about the officers who were allergic to bee stings

“But this woman, who traveled here, put lives in danger as several of the staff on the scene are allergic to bees. We had one staff member go to the hospital and luckily, he was alright or she would be facing manslaughter charges.

I support people’s right to protest peacefully but when you cross the line and put my staff and the public in danger, I promise you will be arrested.”

Woods was arrested, arraigned, and released by a judge without having to post any bail

Woods was ultimately detained, charged, and later released by a court order without having to post any bail whatsoever. She has an upcoming court appearance though.

Numerous members of the staff had bee stings, and thousands of honeybees perished. Without justification, bee allergy sufferers in the area were put in danger.

Maryjane