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A couple of California attorneys were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly planting a bag of drugs in the car of the president of their child's Parent Teacher's Association at the Plaza Vista Elementary School.
Irvine police said that Kent Wycliffe Easter, 38, and Jill Bjorkholm Easter, 38, conspired to frame Kelli Peters by putting Vicodin, Percocet, marijuana and a used marijuana pipe behind the front seat of her car.
The duo sought revenge on Mrs Peters because of a longstanding feud over their son, according to police, and resorted to extreme measures to get her fired - and imprisoned.
Their feud is said to date back two years when Mr Kent filed a civil complaint after Ms Peters - then a school volunteer - for allegedly locking his son out of the school for 20 minutes during an after-school tennis lesson, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Charged: Irvine police said that Kent Wycliffe Easter, 38, right, and Jill Bjorkholm Easter, 38, left, conspired to frame Kelli Peters by putting Vicodin, Percocet, marijuana and a used marijuana pipe in her car
Victim: The duo sought revenge on Mrs Peters, pictured, because they believed the woman wasn't properly supervising their son, according to police, and resorted to extreme measures to get her fired - and imprisoned
A tennis instructor found the boy 'crying and alone', according to the complaint. Mrs Peters allegedly said she locked the boy out because he took too long to line with other children.
The feud then seems to have intensified after Mrs Easter was asked by the school board not to take the matter to police.
Mrs Easter then got a retraining order against Ms Peters, claiming that she was harassing her son and had even threatened to kill her. She claimed that Ms Peters 'will stop at nothing to silence my son' and had been calling him psychotic and unstable to other parents.
'She is stalking me and attempting to intimidate me at my son's school and while I run errands in Irvine,' she alleged.
Police said that on February 16, 2011, the Easters enacted a plan to get rid of Mrs Peters.
Just after midnight, police claim Kent Easter sneaked over to the home of the Mrs Peters, who was identified by KTLA, and placed the drugs inside her unlocked vehicle in plain sight, where it would be easily visible from outside the vehicle.
Later that day, Kent Easter assumed a fake name and phone number and reported to police that he was a 'concerned parent who had witnessed an erratic driver park at the elementary school,' officials said.
He identified Mrs Peters by name, claimed he witnessed her shoving a bag of drugs into her car and even read out her license plate, police said.
Kent and Jill Easter were allegedly in constant contact with one another throughout the escapade, texting and calling each other in between every move.
'This was obviously something [the Easters] had sought out and planned with the intent of having her arrested,' Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney's office, said to the Los Angeles Times.
Out: Police said that on February 16, 2011, the Easters enacted a plan to get rid of Mrs Peters, who was the Parent Teacher's Association president at the Plaza Vista Elementary School, pictured
But when officers arrived at the parking lot and saw the bag of drugs, they asked Mrs Peters to search her vehicle. She complied, but was shocked at what they found.
'I thought I was on a joke show, like someone was playing a joke on me,' Mrs Peters told KTLA.
'I thought I was on a joke show, like someone was playing a joke on me.'
Victim, Kelli Peters
Regardless, she was detained for two hours while police conducted an investigation.
They quickly determined that the woman was in a classroom during the time she was supposedly stuffing drugs in her car.
After that, the focused in on the Easters, who had tried to sue Mrs Peters twice before, but the cases were dismissed.
'They tried to make me look like the worst person you could be when you’re involved with a school,' Mrs Peters told KTLA. 'I just don't understand it.'
Police said they obtained footage from a security camera near Kent Easter's work in Newport Beach while he was calling to report on Mrs Peter's 'erratic driving.'
Accomplices? Kent and Jill Easter were allegedly in constant contact with one another throughout the escapade, texting and calling each other in between every move
Party's Over: Kent and Jill Easter were arrested on Tuesday and charged with conspiring to prompt a false arrest, false imprisonment, and conspiracy to falsely report a crime
'I wouldn't have seen my daughter again,' Mrs Peters said, thanking the police for being so thorough.
'Those are the nightmares that I had.'
Kent and Jill Easter were arrested on Tuesday and charged with conspiring to prompt a false arrest, false imprisonment, and conspiracy to falsely report a crime.
If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of three years in state prison. They were released on $20,000 bail each and neither returned the MailOnline's request for comment.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Antique, classic cars rev up for annual show at Elm Bank - Abington Mariner
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by MassHort at Elm Bank.
Do you love classic cars? Does the sight of a beautifully restored Mustang, Triumph, Corvette or a car with tail fins make you smile? Then be prepared to do a lot of smiling on Sunday, June 24, because that’s the date of the 10th annual Elm Bank Antique Auto Show.
Open from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., the show is expected to draw more than 600 classic cars, from hot rods and pace cars to lovingly cared-for vehicles from the 1950s and ’60s, when the automobile was more than just something to get you from point A to point B. There will be a Top 50 competition plus special trophies in many categories.
For this 10th show, organizer Charlie Harris has added television and movie cars. There will be a screen-accurate “Back to the Future” DeLorean, complete with a working Flux Capacitor. Also on display will be a “Smokey and the Bandit” 1978 Trans Am, a “M*A*S*H” unit jeep and a “General Lee” from “The Dukes of Hazzard,” among other entries.
The day will be filled with more than just cars. There will be live music (oldies, naturally), food and drink, and a swap meet area where you can browse for memorabilia.
It’s also an opportunity to explore the beautiful gardens at Elm Bank. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s gardens are at their peak at the end of June, and your family can take in the stunning Bressingham Garden or the child-friendly Weezie’s Garden. There’s a trial garden with a sneak peek of next year’s flowers for the home garden, and the brand-new Chef’s Garden where you can see vegetables in an entirely new light.
In an era when all cars seem to look more and more alike, it’s an opportunity to renew your love affair with the automobile — or to introduce a new generation to the thrill of a GTO, a Sting Ray or even an Edsel. Admission, which includes all events, is $5; children under 12 are free.
If you’re an owner of a classic car and you’d like to display it at the Elm Bank Antique Auto Show, visit the show’s website, http://www.elmbankautoshow.com. The Classic Car Show is sponsored by Corcoran & Havlin Insurance Company and by Herb Chambers Toyota, Scion and Hyundai.
Elm Bank, the home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, is at 900 Washington St. (Route 16) on the Natick/Wellesley line. Cross the bridge and follow signs to parking for the show.
Source: www.wickedlocal.com
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