One of the wives of polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs made a dramatic escape from his sect on Monday night with the help of police, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The barefoot woman, who is among an estimated 85 wives married to the convicted sex offender, fled from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Colorado City, Arizona, and is now getting psychiatric treatment and counseling at a nearby women's shelter.

Sheriff deputies arrived on a "keep the peace" call at about 3 p.m., said Detective Nate Abbott, according to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune.

"She asked for assistance in leaving the community, and a deputy responded and facilitated that request," he explained.