officer in the execution of her duty began yesterday.

Magistrates' Court heard that Eva Salla, 36, of Sydney, Australia arrived in Bermuda on January 15 at about 1.30 p.m. on board the Continental flight from Newark, New Jersey.

She was motioned over from the waiting line in the baggage hall to an inspection desk by Customs officer Stacey Trott.

Ms Trott told the court that the "white woman'' dressed in "Indian clothing'' came to her desk, dropped her luggage on the floor and threw her passport and document onto the counter.

Ms Trott said she made eye contact with fellow Customs officer Karen Bean who went to Senior Customs officer Noel Burgess' desk.

Ms Bean told the court that she "anticipated'' Ms Trott was going to have a problem with Salla which was why she went to get assistance from Mr. Burgess.

Meanwhile Salla refused to pick up her documents and hand them to her despite her pleas, continued Ms Trott.

She also refused to answer routine questions and demanded to speak to her supervisor, said Ms Trott.

Mr. Burgess came over to assist and Salla told him that she was being harassed and that she was tired and wanted to leave.

He told her to comply with Customs procedures which would not take long if she cooperated and returned to his desk.

Salla continued to ignore Ms Trott and followed him over to his counter. Mr.

Burgess told her to return to Ms Trott's desk but she would not.

So he went and got a Police officer who accompanied Salla back to Ms Trott's desk where she continued to ignore the Customs officer.

Salla told P.c. Paul Simons she had been "harassed'' since her arrival on the Island and called Mr. Burgess a "pig''.

Ms Trott said Salla turned her back on her so she could not conduct a search of her luggage and would not turn around despite her requests.

P.c Simons arrested her for obstruction after continual warnings and took her to the Airport Police Station.

The trial continues this morning before Magistrate Cheryl-Ann Mapp.

CONDITIONAL DISCHAEGE FOR HILL CTS Conditional discharge for Hill Former Olympic boxer Clarence Hill was given a conditional discharge for 12 months yesterday for using threatening behaviour outside Hamilton Magistrates' Court last year.

Hill, 42, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour last September 30.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Manuel DeMello was standing outside the court speaking to Royal Gazette photographers David Skinner and Tony Cordeiro.

Hill then approached Mr. DeMello and asked him for money and Mr. DeMello refused. Hill then shouted that he was going to shoot Mr. DeMello although he said he would have to wait until he was off the Island to do so because too many people knew him in Bermuda.

Mr. DeMello then went into the court house because he was involved in a trial and Hill followed him. He told a woman seated outside court number two that he knew where Mr. DeMello lived.

Mr. DeMello, who has a registered letter to prevent Hill from trespassing on his property, then made a complaint to Police.

Sgt. Taylor said that Hill already has previous offences for threatening behaviour.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis noting that Hill had already spent three weeks in jail on remand, gave him a conditional discharge for 12 months.