Jail for Scarborough woman who shouted racist abuse & threw shelf unit at police officer

A Scarborough woman has been jailed for a total of six months for affray and racially aggravated disorder.

Sadie Lauren Metcalf, 30, of Beulah Terrace, shouted racially abusive obscenities at people in the street and when officers went to arrest her, she threw furniture and plant pots at them from a balcony.

She appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on 12 August 2024 and pleaded guilty to affray and two counts of causing racially aggravated alarm, harassment or  distress.

She was sentenced to a total of six months in prison including 26 weeks for affray and eight weeks each for the racially aggravated offences, all to run concurrent.

The incident happened on the afternoon of Saturday 10 August when Metcalf shouted various offensive and racist obscenities at people walking in the area of Roscoe Street.

Following reports from disgusted members of the public, officers attended an address in the town to arrest Metcalf. They were met with abuse, foul language and objects thrown from the balcony including a wooden shelf unit.  

Metcalf was arrested and taken into custody where she was charged and remained in custody until she appeared in court on Monday. 

She was also sentenced to six weeks in jail for a separate offence of theft after she admitted stealing from Sainsbury’s on 6 July. This will also run concurrent with the other sentences.

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