Gabriella Federico, 42, was jailed for 15 months and banned from driving for four and a half years after telling police to “stick it up your a***” and refusing a breath test during a stop outside a Texaco petrol station in Caerphilly, Wales.
Federico, who pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis, later gave a roadside sample showing she was more than seven times the legal limit. She avoided a drink-driving charge after refusing to provide a further sample at the police station.
Bodycam footage shows foul-mouthed rant
Bodycam footage shows Federico insisting she was not the driver and attempting to blame her male passenger instead. She tells officers: “I swear to God I’ve not been driving. Stick it up you’re a***! Check your cameras!”
One of the officers then warns her: “If you refuse, Gabriella then you’ll be charged.” She replies: “I don’t give a f***! I haven’t done nothing.”
Breach of suspended sentence
The offence, on Monday, April 6, put her in breach of a suspended 14-month prison sentence from January 2025 for possession of a bladed article in public and criminal damage.
She was sentenced for the latest offences on September 30 at Newport Crown Court, which also included a harassment charge against a woman between May 21 and June 19. Federico was jailed for a total of 15 months and banned from driving for four and a half years.
