Tanisha Caitlin Mcdonald in court for public nuisance

A woman has faced court after threatening people and unleashing a foul-mouthed tirade at police and people on the street at Svensson Heights.

Tanisha Caitlin Mcdonald was convicted in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court of public nuisance.

A young Bundaberg woman has been placed on a good behaviour bond after a court heard she threatened to bash a man with a rock.

Tanisha Caitlin Mcdonald pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday, June 2.

Police were called to a Svensson Heights address on May 20, 2023 at roughly 7pm, after they received information about a “disturbance”.

When police arrived they were greeted by a number of people, including McDonald, who told police she had “punched a c--- in the back of his head multiple times”.

The court heard several people confirmed this version of events, but added the man had gone clubbing after the event and appeared “fine”.

Police prosecutor Carl Spargo told the court McDonald was “visibly in heightened state” and several people made attempts to calm her down.

Tanisha Caitlin Mcdonald pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Friday, June 2.

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The court heard no one made any complaints against Mcdonald, and when one of the street’s other residents wanted to speak to police privately about the matter Mcdonald followed police onto the street and yelled, “I f---ing will c---”.

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Mcdonald then picked up a large rock from a nearby garden bed, and walked towards one of the cars parked on the street.

When police tried to calm Mcdonald she turned to police and said “I’ll smash your f---ing head in a second!”

After several moments the court heard Mcdonald threw the rock to the ground before walking quickly down the road where she reached a fence and yelled out, punching it with her right fist.

She was arrested at the scene.

Mcdonald appeared unrepresented and said she had suffered from a breakdown triggered by a lack of regular autism support.

The court heard when police arrived McDonald was upset over the fact a friend was in the watchouse.

Mcdonald appeared before the court with no criminal history, and was unemployed while she sought out academic avenues for her future.

Magistrate John McInnes said:

“The police have done you a favour because there’s a variety of offences they could have charged you with and they have picked one of the least serious ones”.

“It is a quite serious public nuisance charge because it involved threats being made while you were holding a rock.”

Mcdonald was placed on a nine-month good behaviour bond to the value of $1000.

No conviction was recorded.

Originally published as Tanisha Caitlin Mcdonald in court for public nuisance