Breaking Bad in Real Life? High School Math Teacher Accused of Being Drug Dealer/Fencing Stolen Goods

Have you seen the TV show "Breaking Bad" with Bryan Cranston, the father from "Malcom in the Middle?" It's the story of a high school chemistry teacher who's "suffering from the world's worst case of mid-life crisis and becomes a criminal" selling meth and doing other really bad things. Well, this guy may not be quite that bad, but cops are beginning to suspect he wasn't just smoking a little weed on the side. Here's more from MSNBC:

Police now say a local math teacher arrested for drug trafficking did not act alone. It turns out 29-year-old Jeremy Smart's roommates were in on his alleged drug dealings and it was no small operation. The Durango High School teacher was arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine; but that was just scratching the surface. A lengthy arrest report shows Jeremy Smart's home was headquarters for his alleged drug dealings and police believe he wasn't acting alone. They arrested Smart and four others when they searched his home, located near 215 and Tropicana.
Among the items seized were drugs and equipment to distribute them. Police also found $50,000-worth of stolen electronics. Carl Lane's daughter lives across the street and a few doors door from Smart's house. He was amazed when he learned what was going on. "They had a lot of stolen stuff. I just can't believe it."
But other neighbors say they saw people coming and going from the house at all hours of the night. One neighbor, who didn't want to be identified, told us a lot of those people would show up with television sets, stereos, and computers and leave without them. Police believe those items were routinely traded for drugs.

Man Found Passed Out in Car at Fast Food Drive-Through: Toddler With Him

Suddenly, we have a front runner in the "2009 Father of the Year" competition!

Cops in Bismarck, N.D, say they received a phone call about a car stopped at the drive-through window of a local fast food restaurant. When they arrived on the scene they found Chance Standing Crow, 27, passed out behind the wheel . . . with his 4-year-old daughter in the car next to him.

For some reason, Standing Crow was NOT arrested on any kind of DUI or drunk driving charge, but instead was hit with the charge of "failure to be in control of the vehicle" (I guess being passed out would qualify you as NOT being in control) and driving under suspension. When he wakes up he'll find out that he's due in court April 6 to face these charges.

No word on whether the toddler ever got her Happy Meal or not, but we hope so. (KXMC)

Cops Sleeps Through Own Booking Photo?

How tired would you have to be to not even wake up while being booked at the police station for assaulting your girlfriend? I call shenanigans on this mug shot of Robert "Wake Me in the Morning" Szoyka, which shows another officer from the North Palm Beach Department of Public Safety Department holding up his head in the picture. Either someone can wake you up long enough to get you to open your eyes (a little cold water, perhaps?) or there is something medically wrong with you that would require a trip to the emergency room. Holding up his head like a sleepy puppy? Please! It's likely part of a defense ploy, in our humble opinion.

Police claim the found Szoyka asleep in his car when they went to arrest him after his girlfriend accused him of hitting her. Not surprisingly, following his arrest Szoyka was suspended from the police force . . . which should give him time to catch up on his sleep. (MSNBC)

Wisconsin Man, 20, Waits Outside Terre Haute, IN Middle School to Propose to Eighth Grade Girl

There is so much wrong with this story, it's hard to know where to start!

Basically, falling in love with someone over the Internet is NOT that uncommon today.

Driving cross country to where your "true love" lives to ask her to marry you? Not quite so common, and sounds like something from a bad movie, but not that bad.

Waiting outside the middle school while your 14-year-old, eighth grade girl friend is in class? Yeah, that'll get you arrested.

That's what happened outside Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana this week when Alex Edwards, 20, traveled there from his home in Wisconsin. According to cops, the father of the girl suspected something was amiss and tipped them off that Edwards might be at the school. Officers allegedly found him outside of Otter Creek, sitting under a tree with a diamond ring and detained him while the questioned the girl inside. She confessed that the two had sex back in August, but that she had recently tried to break up with Edwards . . . which is why he made his bold move.

Our favorite part of this story? Edwards allegedly told reporters before his court hearing Tuesday he believed the relationship "was the same as like a 26-year-old and a 20-year-old." Unfortunately, the State of Indiana disagrees with that analysis and, instead, insists it that considers a 14- or 15-year-old incapable of giving “consent” even though they may participate willingly in the act.

Mr. Edwards was arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor, a class-C felony. (TribStar)

Fart Interrupts City Council - Medina, Ohio

What does Roberts Rules of Order say about dealing with a member of the audience farting loud enough for everyone to hear? But was it real or some kind of teenaged prank?

Watch the video below, but first a little background from MSNBC:

Members of the Medina City Council didn't think they'd end up on TV after someone passed gas. The mayor and council members began to laugh and a council member called for a recess, because they all got the giggles. In the Plain Dealer, the mayor disputes the source, saying some kids in the crowd got bored and used a phone application for the sound effect.

Video of World's Largest Crocodile? - Oh God!

Is that real? Is that thing real?

It appears to be a crocodile or alligator that is on the back of a flatbed truck (in some Third World country, no doubt) hanging over both the front and back ends. It looks to be about 30 feet long! The head along looks to be three or four feet in length. How did the capture of this thing NOT make the front page of the New York Times or Washington Post?

Screw the economy, there are giant crocodiles swimming around out there . . . maybe near where you live! Ahhhhh! Everybody panic!

The real question is: without blowing it up with dynamite, how did that capture that thing? And for God's sake kids: keep your hands and feet away from the croc!

Teacher's Aide Accused of Sex With Special Needs Student

What's the difference between Special Ed and Special Needs? Not really sure (maybe a reader can explain it to us in the comments area below) but either way, instructional aide Stacey Goodloe, 35 faces charges of illicit sex with a minor. Here's more from MSNBC:

A woman who worked as an instructional aide with special needs students in Ceres was arrested Monday on charges of illicit sex with a minor. Stacey Goodloe, 35, worked for the Ceres Unified School District for four years. Ceres police said the boy, now 16, was 15 at the time. The alleged relationship took place in 2008 during the school year. Goodloe worked with special needs students. Police said the student involved in the alleged relationship was among that group. The school district said the alleged acts didn't happen on school grounds.

Female Biology Teacher Caught in Locked Classroom With Boy, 17, With Pants Around Ankles - Emili Kay Daniels, American Heritage Academy

Today's Female Teacher Sex Scandal comes to you all the way from Prescott, Arizona, where American Heritage Academy principal Leonard "Are You Mocking Me?" Miller tried to open the door to teacher Emili Kay Daniels' biology classroom. When he found it locked, Miller used his pass key to open the door . . . and now he probably wishes he hadn't.

Inside he found Daniels and a 17-year-old male student in a "compromising position."

At first the pair denied there had been any sexual contact, but that story was quickly shot down by the observant Miller who quickly noticed the teen's pants were down around his ankles. (An unlikely fashion choice, even for today's slacker youth.)

The principal had no choice at that point but to call the cops (or possibly throw up and then join a monastery) who after questioning managed to get the boy to admit he and Daniels had had a relationship since last October which had, in fact, become sexual and that "at least three sexual encounters occurred in or around the classroom." (A janitorial SWAT team was quickly dispatched to disinfect all horizontal--and most vertical surfaces--in the classroom.)

Daniels was then booked into the Camp Verde Jail on charges of three counts of sexual conduct with a minor. At right, Emili Kay Daniels' mug shot picture. (Daily Courier)

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Middle School Teacher Arrested for Sending Porn to 8th Grader - Christy Lynn Martin, Azalea Middle School

It's interesting the way this is being described in the media.

Christy Lynn Martin, a computer teacher at Azalea Middle School in St. Petersburg, Florida has been charged with sending pornographic photos to a 14-year-old boy's cell phone. That part is clear. What's not clear is whether she sent him just, like, regular porn, like a picture from Playboy, or whether it was some kind of naked picture of herself. See what I mean? I suppose we'll eventually find out, but after reading ten different accounts of this, it's never really spelled out. You want to know though, right?

At right, Christy Lynn Martin's mug shot picture.

Here's more on the story from MSNBC:

Police arrested an Azalea Middle School teacher yesterday on charges of sending pornography to a student.

Christy Lynn Martin, 32, 3457 Lynn Lake Drive S., was charged with sending pornographic photos to a 14-year-old boy's cell phone. The boy is an eighth-grade student at Azalea Middle School, but is not a student in any of Martin's classes, St. Petersburg Police said.

She is charged with one count of transmitting pornographic images through an electric device and one count of transmitting material harmful to a minor.

The investigation began after the eighth-grader told an adult relative about his relationship with Martin. The relative told the boy's mother, who in turn notified the St. Petersburg Police Department. Detectives interviewed Martin who admitted sending the photographs, police said.

Man Falls Into Fryer at KFC: Fell For Prank Call Last Week

You think your job is dangerous? How'd you like to be a human chicken tender?
Here's more from Union Leader:

A man was burned last night when he fell into a deep-fryer unit at a fried chicken restaurant, officials said. The incident happened at the Kentucky Fried Chicken branch at 677 Daniel Webster Highway, officials said.

District Fire Chief Al Poulin said the 20-year-old man, whose identity wasn't available, had been cleaning an exhaust hood over the fryer. "He slipped and fell, and he fell down into the Friolator," Poulin said.

The man suffered burns to both arms, his face and his chest, Poulin said. The severity of the burns was not known, he said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Late last month, three employees of the same KFC were taken to a hospital for decontamination after a hoax phone call directed employees to test the eatery's fire-suppressant system.

Two Female Teachers, One Underage Boy, 13 - Bountiful Junior High School

What, is there a shortage of horny teenaged boys? Sometimes we'll have one teacher with several students, but one student able to sex it up with more than one teacher? The real problem here is the kid left one of these middle aged women for the other. The first one confronted the second one, who then--for some reason--went to the cops. Hell hath no fury like a middle aged female junior high teacher scorned. Above, the mug shots of the two accused teachers, Valynne Bowers, 39 at the left and Linda R. Nef, 46, at the right.

Here'ss more from The Salt Lake Tribune:

Two Bountiful Junior High School teachers are accused of sexually assaulting the same 13-year-old student, after their separate relationships with him spiraled from personal conversations to the exchange of sexual text messages and phone sex, authorities said.

On Friday, the Davis County Attorney's Office filed first-degree felony charges of rape and sodomy on a child against Linda R. Nef, 46, and Valynne Bowers, 39.

Nef, a Utah studies teacher and cheerleading adviser, and Bowers, who teaches math, each confessed to having sex with the student, said Bountiful Police Lt. Randy Pickett. Until recently, the two teachers did not know about each other's relationship with the same boy, Pickett said.

The charges were filed after Nef arranged a meeting with police on Thursday and admitted having sex with the boy for more than a year, Pickett said. Their sexual relationship allegedly began in October 2007 and lasted until December 2008, he said.

During the meeting, Nef revealed Bowers' relationship with the boy, Pickett said. Bowers allegedly began having sex with him in December, and she also has acknowledged the relationship, he said.

Woman Calls 911 Three Times When She Doesn't Get Her McNuggets - Latreasa Goodman, Port Pierce, FLA

Yes, I know this story has been around a few days, but the audio just came out and it's hilarious. TheSmokingGun.com has the full police report here.

First though, here are the details from WTOC:

Latreasa Goodman from Florida says she paid for a box of McNuggets, but the manager told her they ran out. They offered her another option, but could not give a refund. And that's when she called 911 -- three times in a row.

She's been charged with misusing 911. Police say they tried to explain that McNugget drama is not an emergency, but according to the police report, she said, "This is an emergency, my McNuggets are an emergency."

McDonalds released a statement today saying they will offer her a refund and invite her back for a free order of chicken nuggets.

Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Phone Sex With Former Student

A good rule of thumb: if you're gonna have phone sex with a 16-year-old girl who used to be a student of yours, best not to do it while a couple friends are listening in. Actually, probably best not to have phone sex with underage girls at all.

Here's more from Miami Herald:

A Broward elementary-school teacher was fired Tuesday for allegedly making a sexual phone call to a former student. Schools officials said Matthew Diggs, a 41-year-old music teacher at Plantation Elementary, described his sexual fantasies and talked about oral sex while on the phone with a 16-year-old girl who had been his student in fourth and fifth grades.
He also allegedly started moaning, apparently masturbating during the call. Two other students overheard the sexual talk, according to the district's complaint. The complaint also said Diggs did not tell school authorities the truth when confronted about the incident.

Teacher Accused of Taping Student's Mouths Shut

Not this sh*t again?

Isn't there a class they teach you in teacher school about NOT taping kid's mouth's shut to keep them quiet? You'd think they'd cover that on the first day, but apparently not. At least not at Flintstone Elementary School in Maryland.

Here's more from KSN.com:

Parents are outraged after an elementary school teacher's aide allegedly taped several students' mouths shut in the cafeteria Wednesday at a in suburban Maryland. Prince George's County police are investigating the allegations at Flintstone Elementary School in Oxon Hill. "She just said she taped their mouths shut," said Rhonda Dupre.

The teacher's aide told Dupre she had taped Dupre's 6-year-old daughter's mouth shut because she and other students were talking, Dupre said. A sixth grade student told WRC-TV she saw at least six students with tape over their mouths. That student said the teacher's aide taped the students' mouths when they disobeyed an order to stop talking.

The teacher's aide was out on leave Thursday and is expected to take leave again Friday.

Latest Female Teacher Sex Scandal: Female Teacher With Female Student

Everybody who goes to school where there has NOT been a student/teacher sex scandal in 2009 please step forward. Not so fast, Oil City High School in PA. Does that mug shot creep anyone else out?

Here's more from KDKA:

A female teacher at Oil City High School is free on bond after being arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year old female student. Angie Marie Fetty, 34, who teaches English, is accused of having the 16 year old girl stay at her home in the same bed.

Police say Fetty admits only to hugging and kissing the girl. While searching Fetty's home, police also found a marijuana pipe. She faces a drug paraphernalia charge as well.

That Takes Some Balls! College Girl Arrested for Squeezing Boyfriends Balls - Chalie Simon, University of Colorado

To be fair, Chalie Simon, 19, a coed at the University of Colorado had good reason to be upset with her, uh, "boyfriend," Job "Ow My Balls" Donkor. Apparently Simon expected Donkor to show up at her apartment in the middle of the night (she left the key under the mat) probably for some late night video game action. Instead, Simon showed up at Donkor's door at 3 o'clock in the morning . . . while he had another girl in his bed. Uh, oh.

After a heated exchanged, Simon alleged grabbed Donkor by the testicles and squeezed really hard before leaving. That's when the cops showed up and--most likely--started laughing. At right, Chalie Simon's mug shot picture. Click here for the full police report, brought to you by our friends at TheSmokingGun.com. (Thanks to Brian D. for the link!)

Isn't there anyone at UC that can show this young lady a good time without breaking her heart? Or maybe she's already crossed the Vicki Mendoza Diagonal? See the video below if you don't know what that is.

Boy, 15, and Elementary School Teacher Missing - Lisa Lavoie, Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School

UPDATE: Missing Teacher and Teen Found in West Virginia Super 8 Motel! - Okay who had WV in the pool? No one? Well at least it's on the way to Orlando, Florida where we predicted they would end up, so we get half a point on this one. At right, Lisa Lavoie's mug shot picture. She's now listed as being 24 for some reason.

Here's more from the Boston Herald:

Massachusetts schoolteacher Lisa Lavoie is behind bars on a kidnapping charge in West Virginia today after police found her at a motel with a 15-year-old boy whose parents had complained about the relationship.

Lavoie, 24, appeared before a Monongalia County magistrate by videoconference from the North Central Regional Jail near Flatwoods, in central West Virginia. She was ordered held without bond because kidnapping in West Virginia carries a possible life sentence, said State Police Cpl. T.W. Goodnight.

In Massachusetts, she faces a charge of enticing a child under 16, and authorities in West Virginia plan to charge her as a fugitive from justice, Goodnight said. Michael Sullivan, mayor of Holyoke, Mass., said the enticement charge includes statutory rape. Lavoie will likely be released to Massachusetts authorities, but those details have not been worked out.

Authorities had been tracking the teacher and boy for several days through credit card and cell phone use, Sullivan said. On Monday night, state police were informed she was at the Super 8 Motel in a Morgantown shopping center just off Interstate 68. A motel manager declined comment, but Goodnight said the staff had been in contact with Massachusetts authorities before his team arrived this morning. After confirming a vehicle in the parking lot belonged to Lavoie, troopers got a passkey and went to her room.

The door was deadbolted, and officers tried to kick it in before Lavoie and the boy opened it, Goodnight said. Lavoie surrendered quietly.

EARLIER: Is 15 too old to be in elementary school? Apparently not at Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School in Holyoke, MA, where an eighth grade boy has--according to police--allegedly run off with his female teacher, 22.

Cops say that the parents of the boy came to them more than a week ago to file a missing persons report and asked them to interview Lisa Lavoie, the teen's teacher at the school. But now Lavoie is also missing and now HER parents have also filed a police report. It didn't take the boys at CSI: Holyoke to conclude that the pair has likely run off together . . . the question is where? The Canadian boarder is closer, but Mexico, despite the current unrest there, always seems to have an allure for runaway teens and their adult lovers.

Next on the list is usually Las Vegas, although it's harder to get work there now. Our bet is on Florida, likely the Orlando area near the theme parks.

We'd like to post pictures of the missing couple so that our readers could help in the search, but so far the cops--for some unknown reason--are refusing to release them. Hogging all the glory of the capture for yourself officers? If you think you've seen them, please contact the FBI or the Holyoke Police Department. (CBS 3 Springfield)

Female Teacher, 38, Accused of Having Sex With Boy on Classroom Floor & in Pickup Truck - Anna M. Bettencourt

The year is still young and yet the female teacher sex scandals seem to just keep stacking up, don't they?

The latest one is from Bliss High School in Gooding, Idaho (who had Idaho in the pool?) where according to court records, a 16-year-old boy claims he engaged is sexual intercourse twice with teacher Anna M. Bettencourt (mug shot picture at right) once on the floor of the school's agriculture shop on a Sunday (a Sunday?), and a second time in the boy's pickup truck after they met up at the school.

The teen claims the inappropriate relationship started six or seven months ago when Bettencourt started sending him sexually charged text messages. In court records he also claims that she told him " . . . she was going through bad times in her life and she enjoyed the attention and made the mistake of engaging in very inappropriate text-messaging with him."

Bettencourt, 39, was charged with two counts of felony sexual battery of a minor and could face up to life in prison if convicted. (Times News)

Boy, 15, Claims He Had Sex With Female Teacher, 37, More Than 40 Times, Once in Kmart Parking Lot

Sounds like a Blue Ball--we mean, Blue LIGHT Special to us!

The accused in one Angela “Angel” Simmons Lindle, a seventh-grade science teacher at Edgewood Middle School (South Carolina) Here's more from the Index Journal:

A 15-year-old boy has told authorities he had sexual relations with an Edgewood Middle School teacher 40 to 50 times when he was 14. Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office released the arrest warrant affidavits Saturday in relation to its charges against Edgewood teacher Angela “Angel” Simmons Lindle, 37, of Donalds, on seven counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

According to the warrant affidavits, filed by GCSO investigator Wayne Findley, the victim, a former student of Lindle’s, told deputies he had a sexual relationship with Lindle between August 2008 and Feb. 17, 2009. The affidavit said the boy reported 40 to 50 instances in which he engaged in such conduct with Lindle in Greenwood and McCormick counties. The affidavits said three incidents occurred on Warner Road in Greenwood, two occurred at Economy Inn at 1215 Bypass 72 NE, one occurred at Lindle’s Donalds home and one sexual act occurred in the Kmart parking lot.