CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police arrested a Clearlake woman last week after she allegedly assaulted her roommate and her roommate’s children during a nighttime confrontation.

Monique Rushele Bird, 35, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 19, for burglary, terrorist threats and child endangerment, according to a Clearlake Police Department report.

The agency reported that its officers were dispatched to a residence in the 3900 block of Manchester Ave. just before 9:30 p.m. for a report of an intoxicated female causing a disturbance.

When officers arrived on scene they contacted 32-year-old Rebecca Bruster of Clearlake, who reported that her roommate, Bird, had assaulted her at their residence during a verbal argument, according to police.

Police said Bruster told officers that during the incident Bird had a 5-inch butcher knife in her hand while threatening her life.

Bruster said her two children were with her while Bird was threatening her and, at one point, assaulted them as well, police reported.

Bruster told police she fled the residence in fear with her two children and ran to a friend’s residence, which also is located on Manchester Avenue, according to the police report.

Police said Bird followed shortly after and contacted the tenant who would not allow her into the residence and locked the front door.

Bird then physically forced open the door, causing damage to the door frame, and enter the residence, where she continued to threaten Bruster’s life. Police said Bird struck the locked door to the bedroom where Bruster and her children were hiding.

Bird subsequently was arrested, police said.

Bird was booked into the Lake County Jail with bail set at $50,000. She remained in custody on Wednesday morning.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Officer Thompson at the Clearlake Police Department, 707-994-8251.