Woman assaults cop at mall
GUILDERLAND A 22-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after, police say, she refused to leave Crossgates Mall and punched and bit a police officer.
Cashaunna Tekia McGill, of 260 North Pearl St., Albany, was charged with: two counts of second-degree assault, a felony; resisting arrest and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors; and disorderly conduct, a violation.
Guilderland Police say that, on Sunday at around 6:40 p.m., they were called because McGill and Jamell Gray, who was with her, were not cooperating with the malls escort policy.
Crossgates Mall has a policy that, on Fridays and Saturdays after 4 p.m., those under 18 must be accompanied to the mall by a parent. Anyone who looks under 18 must show identification before entering the mall.
Police say that McGill and Gray refused to show their identification and refused to leave when requested. When an officer arrived, McGill punched him in the side of the face and then bit his arm, causing him to bleed, police say.
McGill was then taken to St. Peters Hospital for evaluation and later arraigned and sent to Albany Countys jail, police say.
Gray, 25, and another woman, Sarah LaFond, 25, both interfered with McGills arrest, police say.
Gray was charged with criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. Gray and LaFond were also arrested for obstruction of governmental administration, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation.
