By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was ordered to pay financial compensation to a police officer he assaulted at JFK Plaza last week.
Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr arraigned Jeffrey Meadows, 49, yesterday on charges of assaulting a police officer, disorderly behaviour, and resisting arrest.
The incident occurred on January 2, when Meadows was reportedly acting disorderly. When a police officer approached and questioned him, Meadows refused to cooperate. He then violently resisted arrest, during which he assaulted the officer.
The officer sustained a knee contusion as a result of the altercation.
Meadows pleaded guilty to all charges and admitted to being intoxicated at the time of the incident.
The court granted Meadows a conditional discharge, ordering him to pay the officer $400 in compensation and to issue an official apology.
Failure to pay the compensation would result in a fine of $575 or a 60-day prison sentence.
Meadows is required to return to court on February 4 to provide a progress report.
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