The woman whose actions disrupted the finish of the Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon faces multiple criminal charges.
Mona Elease Williams, 58, faces decades behind bars if she's convicted of the two felony counts and one misdemeanor count filed against her for the incident at the parking garage two blocks from the marathon's finish line.
Williams's attorney entered not guilty pleas for his client Wednesday regarding two charges of resisting an officer by force with personal use of a dangerous weapon and one count of hit and run.
Williams was confronted by San Diego police officers near the City Hall Parkade after 11 a.m. Sunday as thousands of runners and spectators filled the streets downtown.
An officer investigating a hit-and-run collision at West A Street and Kettner approached Williams in a vehicle and spotted a weapon.
Williams was armed with a pellet gun and eventually dropped it near A Street and 2nd Avenue. Soon after, she was taken into custody without incident.
Another officer fired two shots at Williams, missing her. One SDPD officer was injured in the leg when he misfired his own weapon, officials said.
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Police had initiated an active shooter protocol and the marathon course was shut down temporarily. Close to 5,000 athletes were moved to a designated "safe zone," according to race officials.
As of 12 p.m., the marathon had resumed with police declaring the scene safe. No athletes were injured.
