Chicago woman charged with biting cop at Hammond Walmart

A Chicago woman was charged after allegedly biting a cop at a north Hammond Walmart who was trying to arrest her son for holding a hatchet during a large fight with loss prevention workers.

Yunis Pinto, 35, was charged Monday with battery with bodily injury to a public safety officer, a Level 5 felony, and resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony.

Court filings show she was arrested Monday. She is ordered held on a $30,000, or $3,000 cash surety bond.

Hammond Police responded around 3 p.m. April 27 to the Walmart...