Springfield man sentenced to 30 days for slapping woman, spitting on baby at shopping mall

EUGENE, Ore. – A man has pleaded guilty to assault and harassment for slapping a woman and spitting on her nine-month-old baby at Valley River Center earlier this year, according to the Lane County District Attorney’s Office.

The DA’s office said that Reeson Cofey admitted to the February 26 incident and pleaded guilty on May 20. Cofey was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 36 months of supervised probation, according to the district attorney’s office, who said the incident occurred while the mother was shopping with her nine-month-old baby. Cofey, who was known to the mother, was reported to have a firearm tucked in his waistband, the DA’s office said. According to the district attorney’s office, Coffey struck the woman and spat on the baby, though the child was unharmed. The Eugene Police Department, with help from Springfield Police, arrested Cofey at his Springfield home where officers found firearms accessories but no gun, authorities said…

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