Debra Jo Hunter, 52, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on misdemeanor assault
She was charged over coughing incident in a Pier 1 store on June 25 of last year
Coughed on cancer patient Heather Sprague after displaying the double bird
Hunter became irate when Sprague started filming a tantrum over returns I ll get real close to you and cough on you Hunter said, then carried out threat Oh my! exclaimed judge as he viewed video for the first time in court
Judge James Ruth berated Hunter for her lack of remorse at sentencing
Florida Times-Union
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The woman seen in a viral video giving the finger to another shopper then coughing in her face at a Jacksonville mall has been sentenced to 29 days in jail for assault.
The decision ended several hours of testimony and questions Thursday in the sentencing hearing of Debra Jo Michele Hunter, the woman from Fernandina Beach, outside of Jacksonville, Florida. It came despite an August plea agreement that had consisted of only probation with conditions.
Duval County Court Judge James Ruth first heard testimony from Hunter s husband, friends and family who said she has a really huge heart and is broken-hearted over how she coughed on cancer patient Heather Sprague. But after they spoke on behalf of Hunter, Sprague told the judge about the confrontation that happened only months after she underwent brain tumor surgery.
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A Florida woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail for intentionally coughing on a cancer patient during the pandemic.
According to The Associated Press, the incident took place in June 2020 at a Pier 1 location in Jackson, Florida, where Debra Hunter was filmed arguing with store employees. Customer Heather Sprague began filming the altercation with her phone before Hunter threatened to cough on her.
“Do you really need this? What do you want me to do? Post it for you?” Hunter asks Sprague, referring to the video recording.
Hunter then flips Sprague off and proceeds to walk toward her, saying, “I think I’ll just get real close to you and cough on you then. How’s that?” Hunter then gets in Sprague’s face and coughs on her before uttering “asshole” as she walks away.
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