SPRINGFIELD - It started with a tray of doughnuts.
On May 30, Miracle Crimes allegedy hurled the tray at the assistant manager of the Pride Gas Station on Berkshire Avenue after being told to leave the store, according to the arrest report.
When police arrived, she resisted arrest and threatened to kill the officers before being Tasered and transported to police headquarters. Once there, she kicked an officer in the groin and renewed her threats, the report said.
"I'm going to kill you so call your kids and tell them goodbye," she said, according to the report.
Crimes, 31, of Springfield, was booked on six charges, including two counts of threat to commit a crime (murder), assault and battery on a police officer (foot), and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (doughnut tray).
A seventh charge was added the next day, after Crimes allegedly spit in the face of a court officer before her appearance in Springfield District Court. Her arraignment was eventually postponed to allow Crimes to undergo a 20-day psychiatric evaluation.
On Friday, she returned to court and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Assistant District Attorney Cary Szafranski asked for $2,500 bail on the first six charges and $1,000 bail on the seventh. In addition, the prosecutor asked Judge William Boyle to revoke Crimes' release in a pending case in Chicopee District Court alleging assault and battery on a corrections officer.
Defense lawyer David Keller opposed the cash bail request, saying his client disputes the allegations and claims she was assaulted by the police. Indeed, Crimes was pregnant at the time of her arrest and suffered a miscarriage while in police custody, Keller said.
He also opposed revoking Crimes' release in the open case. Jailing her, Keller said, would interrupt the services she is receiving from the Department of Mental Health.
Since her arrest, the department has developed an individual service plan for Crimes and she "is back on track with her meds," the lawyer said.
Boyle granted the prosecutor's bail requests and also revoked Crimes' release in her open case, effectively jailing her for up to 120 days. The judge also continued the new charges for a pretrial hearing next month.