Judge orders woman to write ‘How a Lady Should Behave in Public’ essay after drunk in public charge

A woman was given a strange sentence after she was charged with being drunk in public, according to court proceedings in North Carolina.

North Carolina Police said that a Warrenton woman has been ordered by a Halifax County judge to think about how a woman should behave in public after pleading guilty in connection with disorderly conduct and drunk in public charges.

Toni Marie King, 21, of Warrenton, was arrested after police officer Chris Biggerstaff of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department, said the woman stole some beer and appeared to be intoxicated in a store in Presto.

Police also said that King yelled and rudely insulted others through the use of profanity.
Police also said that King kicked Biggerstaff while he was arresting her for stealing beer.

King pleaded guilty in the Halifax County District Court on charges of resisting an officer and being intoxicated in public.
Judge Brenda Branch sentenced King to suspended 45 days in prison, 12 months of supervised probation.

King was also sentenced to write a two-page article, "How a woman should behave in public."
King also was sentenced to pay a fine and court costs, and not to possess or consume alcohol while on probation.