A Southmead woman said she was "horrified" that she spat at a police officer. Tameika Howell made the admission after admitting assaulting an emergency worker.
Howell, 40, a support worker of Keswick Walk, pleaded guilty to the offence after an incident outside the Criterion pub in September last year. She appeared for sentence today (March 2, 2022) at Bristol Crown Court.
Judge Michael Longman fined her £210 and ordered her to pay £250 compensation. He told her: "You have written a letter, quite a detailed letter, and it sets out the circumstances in which you behaved. Your behaviour was unpleasant, unacceptable, inexcusable and out of character." Howell declined to comment as she left court.
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Caroline Bolt, prosecuting, said police responded to a fight outside the Criterion around 1.20am. Howell appeared with blood on her clothes and without shoes, the court heard.
Miss Bolt said when PC Rebecca Halford tried to speak to her, Howell told her to "F-off". Howell was arrested on suspicion of affray and, after swearing again, spat at the officer from a distance of two feet.
Miss Bolt told the court: "Saliva landed on her neck and body armour. She was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and taken to Patchway police station."
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Paul Cornelius, a probation officer, said Howell had attended a family celebration at the pub and she had been assaulted. She was left hurt and bleeding, he said, and was confused and angry.
Mr Cornelius told the judge Howell, who appeared regretful for what she had done, conceded she had drank a significant quantity of alcohol. She stated she had not behaved as she normally would and had become "visibly upset" when talking about spitting at the officer.
Yasmin Omotosho, defending, said her client had been described as hard-working, kind and courteous and her actions were out of character.
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