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BLOOMSBURG — A Wal-Mart shopper said a "flashback" from her military service in Iraq made her shove a 70-year-old greeter at the store.
Jessica R. Bogart, 24, was sentenced Monday to four days in jail for assault.
"My first instinct was to get away. I pushed her," Bogart told Columbia County Judge Thomas A. James Jr.
James replied: "Nonetheless, the lady was hurt."
Bogart was leaving a Wal-Mart near Bloomsburg in February when greeter Ahnastacia Miller asked to see a receipt for items in Bogart's cart that were not in shopping bags. Bogart shoved Miller to the floor and Miller hit her head.
Bogart said she got upset after Miller threw the receipt at her 2-year-old son, who was seated in the shopping cart. Miller denied the claim.
In addition to the jail time, Bogart got 18 months of probation. She will also pay a $300 fine and $1,986 for the victim's medical expenses.
