Four people have been convicted in court of offences committed on Teesside during the Black Eye Friday festivities.
Three men and one woman appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court yesterday where they were convicted of disorder offences which happened on “Black Eye Friday” - December 19 or early hours of December 20.
Among them was Amanda Jackson, of Dovecot Street, Stockton, who pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly behaviour.
The 30-year-old was arrested after police were called to reports of two females fighting outside Darlington Building Society on Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, just after midnight on Saturday, December 20.
On arrival, the women were seen shouting and pulling each others hair.
Defending herself in court, Jackson said: “I was waiting for my boyfriend and I was attacked so I retaliated.”
She was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 costs.
Stephen Davis, 26, of Letita Street, Middlesbrough, also pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly behaviour in the early hours of December 20. The court heard that he was “being abusive” in Newport Road, so was arrested.
He spent seven hours in custody and District Judge Martin Walker said that time and the time spent in court yesterday waiting for the hearing was a sufficient sentence for the offence.
Carl James Smith, 19, of Geltsdale, Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive words or behaviour on Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, at 11.05pm on Friday, December 19.
The court heard that “police officers said the defendant was squaring up to another man” who then started to “scrap” on the floor.
“Both men had been drinking,” said Bob Moore, prosecuting. “The defendant was drunk.”
Smith, who is of previous good character, told the court the incident was a “stupid drunken act.”
He was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 costs.
Ryan Mark Taylor, 18, of Westray Street, Carlin How pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty in Redcar high street.
The court heard that he was arrested after shouting at an officer and failing to calm down after being asked to.
He accepted to the court that he was drunk at the time.
He spent time in custody after his arrest - in early hours of December 20 and District Judge Martin Walker said that coupled with the amount of time spent in court yesterday for the hearing was enough of a sentence.
Police had extra patrols across Teesside for this year’s Black Eye Friday festivities.
In total Cleveland Police received 699 reports from the public between 5pm on December 19 and 5pm on December 20.
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