Overview
- Tequilla King, 25, pleaded guilty to threatening with a bladed article, affray and criminal damage and was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for 16 months.
- The incident on August 13 at the Premier store on Newton Road began after she was told to leave due to a prior ban and escalated when she produced a knife.
- CCTV shows staff and customers fleeing as the manager sheltered behind the Post Office counter while King swiped the blade toward him.
- Police arrived eight minutes after the call, and King continued threatening to stab the manager after her arrest, with a staff member later saying she no longer feels safe working alone.
- Court records note 21 previous convictions, including two for carrying a knife, while her lawyer said she missed a medication injection and her mental health had deteriorated as she claimed she intended to get arrested.