A cook was yesterday fined after she admitted to behaving disorderly while she was placed on bail for other charges of assaulting a peace officer, indecent exposure and using threatening behaviour.
Tenisha Coats, 26, of Lot 44 D’Urban Street, Lodge, was arraigned at the George-town Magistrates’ Courts, where Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the four charges to her.
Coats denied that on October 20, at D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, she assaulted Peace Officer Jamal Walcott. She also denied that she used threatening behaviour towards Odessa De Barros. Additionally, she denied that she exposed her person in an indecent manner. She did, however, plead guilty to acting in a disorderly manner in a public place.
The Police Prosecutor told the court that Coats went to the residence of De Barros and the two had an exchange of words before De Barros made a report to the police. The court heard that Coats called De Barros several derogatory names before she left. The woman then called the police and Coats was arrested.
But according to Coats, she went to a man who weeds yards. She explained that the man lives in the same yard as De Barros. She said that while talking to the man, De Barros came out and said she didn’t want Coats there. She said that she and De Barros had an exchange of words before she left the yard and went to her mother but then she saw two patrol vans approach and she was arrested.
Coats was fined $2,000 for the assault charge and placed on $2,000 bail for the three remaining charges, which are due to be heard again on November 10. Earlier in the day, Coats, who was previously charged with disorderly behaviour, involvement in a public fight and assault, was freed of the charges.
