Crime & Safety

Norristown Woman, Who 'Punched And Spit On' Loss Prevention Officers, Pleads Guilty: Report

The attack occurred after she was allegedly caught trying to shoplift.

A Norristown woman who allegedly injured loss prevention officers while she was trying to shoplift has pleaded guilty to robbery and related charges, according to a Times Herald report.

Jamie Brennan, 38, allegedly “punched and spit” on the officers as they took her into custody for trying to leave the Lord and Taylor’s in King of Prussia without paying for her merchandise, the report states.

The incident reportedly occurred on January 8.

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She also pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia in relation to a December, 2014 incident. She faces a maximum of 12 to 25 and a half years in prison, the report states.

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