Shanoha Mayer: Yamba woman faces Grafton Local Court after assaulting police, hurling racial slurs at Maori officer

A North Coast woman who took on three police officers – pinching, kicking and racially abusing them in a tirade which landed her in a local court – has avoided time behind bars.

Shanoha Meyer, 34, fronted Grafton Local Court for sentencing – and avoided time behind bars.

A Clarence Valley woman took on three police officers, hurled racial abuse at one and attacked the trio when they tried to take her phone away.

Yamba’s Shanoha Meyer fronted Grafton Local Court on Monday.

The 34-year-old, also listed as living in Ashby Heights, pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting police.

Meyer attended Yamba Police Station with her partner, who was taken into custody over an earlier incident.

Her partner suddenly became “highly aggressive” – kicking on a door and “yelling abusive threats” at police, court documents state.

Shanoha Meyer outside Grafton Local Court.

At the same time Meyer kicked and bang on the police station’s front door.

Meyer was told to stop and an officer arrested her after she tried to push them.

Meyer then “not only verbally attacked (the constable’s) position as a police officer”, she turned to racist comments such as ‘you f--king black n---a c--t’.”

The officer was a New Zealander of Maori descent, police state in the documents.

In total, three officers then tried to take away Meyer’s mobile phone and she “violently resisted”.

Meyer kicked one officer in the shin and pinched another’s forearm. She also pinched the bicep of the constable she racially abused and tore their uniform.

Shanoha Meyer.

Meyer spent “the next hour” continuing to “kick the dock door, along with verbally threatening all three police officers”.

She also mocked “their appearances” and “family members”, according to the documents.

Defence lawyer Madeleine Gallagher told the court Meyer had a difficult upbringing and was remorseful.

Magistrate Jeff Linden said Meyer’s offences were serious and her actions were “disgraceful”.

Meyer was convicted and sentenced to a 12-month intensive correction order, rather than time behind bars.