Published May 10. 2021 02:45PM
The Tamaqua woman charged with causing a riot in February pleaded guilty to two lesser offenses Tuesday.
Melissa Bailey, 40, pleaded guilty to summary offenses of disorderly conduct and harassment in Magisterial District Judge Stephen Bayer’s courtroom.
The charges were transferred to nontraffic citations from those previously filed from the Feb. 16 incident where Tamaqua Police filed riot, corruption of minors, terroristic threats, failure to disperse upon official order and the two aforementioned charges.
All except the two she pleaded to were withdrawn.
Police said two male juveniles, ages 13 and 14, and a female juvenile, age 17, were also charged.
Police were dispatched Feb. 16 for a large fight on Mauch Chunk Street near the Five Points intersection.
They encountered Bailey, who was seen yelling at residents inside a home and later came outside.
Bailey and the juveniles attempted to start a fight.
Bailey failed to move when ordered to do so by police. She also tried to spit on the residents. Police arrested her.