Woman Arrested After Spitting in Face of Houston Chief

A woman was arrested after spitting in the face of Houston's police chief when he tried to arrest her for allegedly stealing items from a Walgreen's on Saturday, officials said. 

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo was off-duty and shopping when he saw Danielle Paris, 40, taking items from the drugstore and harassing employees outside, police told Fox News . 

Paris, who was apparently intoxicated, then resisted arrest when Acevedo tried to detain her, kicking and spitting several times on him and another officer who responded to the scene, police said.