News

Florida woman arrested for throwing used tampon at police officer

Add KERO as a Google Preferred Source

A 28-year-old Florida woman was arrested after she threw a used tampon at a police officer.

According to a police report, Tecora Fields was involved in a fight on Monday in St. Petersburg when police arrived on the scene. As officers tried to restore order, Fields began taunting them, using expletives and telling them that she would hit them with her tampon "in the mouth."

Officers then saw Fields open her pants and grab something from her genitals. She threw the “wet, white paper object,” striking a St. Petersburg police officer on the left shoulder.

Fields tried to flee the scene, but was handcuffed after officers tasered her.

The police report describes Fields as “intentionally or knowingly” causing bodily harm to the officer with a “deadly weapon.”

Fields was charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer. She was released from custody after posting $5,000 bond.

Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.

Bakersfield, CA

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

WednesdayWed

11/04/2026

AM Clouds/PM Sun

68° / 50°

2%

ThursdayThu

11/05/2026

Partly Cloudy

71° / 50°

6%

FridayFri

11/06/2026

Sunny

74° / 51°

4%

SaturdaySat

11/07/2026

Sunny

79° / 53°

1%

SundaySun

11/08/2026

Mostly Sunny

79° / 53°

0%

MondayMon

11/09/2026

Partly Cloudy

77° / 52°

0%

TuesdayTue

11/10/2026

Mostly Sunny

75° / 54°

0%

WednesdayWed

11/11/2026

Mostly Sunny

78° / 54°

6%