Northampton woman spared jail after threatening to stab two police officers with scissors in public

A Northampton woman was spared jail after threatening to stab two police officers with a pair of scissors, wielding a machete in public and intentionally exposing her genitals.

Rebbi Johnson repeatedly swore at the officers and members of the public on Byfield Road on June 1, before throwing the scissors at the officers.

Two days later, the 29-year-old, of Byfield Road, had a machete in a public place and flashed so someone would see them and be alarmed or distressed on Greenwood Road.

On Tuesday, she appeared at Northampton Crown Court charged with two counts of assault on an emergency worker, possession of an article with blade/point in a public place and exposure.

Johnson was given a community order for two years, a six-month mental health treatment programme, six-month drug review, five-year restraining order and the machete was ordered to be destroyed.