Assistant Principal Charged with Sending Herself Threatening Letters
San Marino High School assistant principal Mary Andrea Mitchel, 41, was arrested in July and charged with sending herself 39 threatening letters that she claimed a number of students had sent her. Mitchel faces 123 counts that carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in jail.
The letters were sent between March and November of 2003, and some of them included a white powder. Mitchel gave police the names of seven students she thought might have sent the letters. The students were investigated but no arrested were made.
Mitchel was given special police escorts and surveillance before, according to prosecutors, admitting that she had sent the letters herself. Some of the letters apparently also threatened the schools resources officer, Jim Henson, with whom Mitchel was romantically involved, and she was charged with threatening Henson.
Mitchel’s attorney, Michael Maycock, portrayed the letters as a plea for help,
She was attempting to extricate herself from a situation she couldn’t’ put up with. That was a cry for help.
Mitchel plead not guilty on all charges.
Sources:
Asst. Principal Accused of Faking Hate Mail. Associated Press, July 21, 2004.
Ex-school official’s bail slashed. Gene Maddaus, Pasadena Star News, July 27, 2004.
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