12-24-2011, 07:34 PM
just found this, published 12:52 AM Dec. 24:
District probes stabbing of teacher; Ricketts faces 25 years
Written by: Larry Hertz, Poughkeepsie Journal
Even as a Poughkeepsie High English teacher faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder charges in the stabbing of a fellow teacher, the school district is continuing its own investigation into the Dec. 15 attack.
A Dutchess County grand jury has charged Ronette Ricketts, 40, with one count of attempted murder and one count of second-degree assault, Senior Assistant District Attorney Marjorie Smith said. Both charges are felonies carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
full article
im going to assume the report of Ricketts being charged with 1 count attempted murder & 1 second-degree assault is correct. however, in the article, the caption under her photo still states she's being charged with first-degree attempted assault, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. maybe they dropped the criminal poss. of weapon charge once they were able to charge her with attempted murder?
District probes stabbing of teacher; Ricketts faces 25 years
Written by: Larry Hertz, Poughkeepsie Journal
Even as a Poughkeepsie High English teacher faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder charges in the stabbing of a fellow teacher, the school district is continuing its own investigation into the Dec. 15 attack.
A Dutchess County grand jury has charged Ronette Ricketts, 40, with one count of attempted murder and one count of second-degree assault, Senior Assistant District Attorney Marjorie Smith said. Both charges are felonies carrying a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
full article
im going to assume the report of Ricketts being charged with 1 count attempted murder & 1 second-degree assault is correct. however, in the article, the caption under her photo still states she's being charged with first-degree attempted assault, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. maybe they dropped the criminal poss. of weapon charge once they were able to charge her with attempted murder?