November 30, 2009 at 3:06 p.m.

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Sarah Stooksbury

CLINTON — A mom upset that her son had been arrested for allegedly shooting at a man ended up being arrested herself for tailgating the cruiser holding her son, driving into the jail’s unloading area behind the arresting deputy, and then hitting the arresting officer in the face.

The incidents occurred Thanksgiving afternoon.

Robert D. Stooksbury, 39, is accused of shooting at Johnathon Goodman of Andersonville, according to Anderson County Deputy Mark Hobbs.

Hobbs reported he noticed Sarah Jane Stooksbury tailgating his cruiser while he was transporting her son to jail and radioed to the jail to close the lockup’s sally port door as soon as he pulled in.

Sarah Stooksbury pulled into the drop-off area directly behind him, blocked the door with her vehicle and refused to leave until her son was released, Hobbs reported.

Hobbs tried to grab the woman’s hand to detain her and calm her down, and she hit him in the face, he reported.

Sarah Stooksbury, 59, is charged with six misdemeanors — from aggravated criminal trespassing to assault. Her son is accused of aggravated assault. Both are free on bonds, and both reside in Andersonville.