WORCESTER -- A woman accused of tossing a toilet-water-soaked sandwich at a court officer in Worcester last month was arraigned on an assault charge last week in court.

The woman, identified in court records as 46-year-old Jane D. McKenna of Worcester, was in the Worcester Trial Court lockup on April 6. Court records do not say exactly why she was in custody at that time.

In a very short statement on file in Worcester Central District Court, Court Officer Daniel Padilla said he went into one of the cells in the courthouse and McKenna threw a sandwich at him. The report did not describe the type of sandwich.

Padilla said the sandwich had been soaked in the toilet water. The sandwich hit the officer in the chest/neck area and splashed on his face, the report said. People being held in the courthouse are fed sandwiches while in lockup.

McKenna was in a Boston court recently when she was served with the paperwork to appear in Worcester on this new charge, records show. She was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Worcester Central District Court on May 19 and released on personal recognizance.

She was ordered to return to court in June.