The Buffalo News reports on today's legal proceedings...
Ex-elementary teacher could face eight years in prison after felony DWI plea
Marcy L. Cole, the former Lockport elementary school teacher whose series of drunken driving arrests contributed to her losing her job, pleaded guilty to two felonies today in Niagara County Court. Cole, 35, of Gasport, admitted two felony counts of driving while intoxicated and could face as long as eight years in state prison. Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza scheduled sentencing for Nov. 6. Cole had faced an 11-count indictment that included three DWI incidents; she had already pleaded guilty to a fourth DWI, a misdemeanor, last year.
Today's plea bargain closes her case. Cole is in the Niagara County Jail without bail pending sentencing.
In January, fourth-grade students reported Cole appeared drunk in the classroom, leading to her suspension and eventual resignation from the Lockport City School District.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/446188.html
Ex-elementary teacher could face eight years in prison after felony DWI plea
Marcy L. Cole, the former Lockport elementary school teacher whose series of drunken driving arrests contributed to her losing her job, pleaded guilty to two felonies today in Niagara County Court. Cole, 35, of Gasport, admitted two felony counts of driving while intoxicated and could face as long as eight years in state prison. Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza scheduled sentencing for Nov. 6. Cole had faced an 11-count indictment that included three DWI incidents; she had already pleaded guilty to a fourth DWI, a misdemeanor, last year.
Today's plea bargain closes her case. Cole is in the Niagara County Jail without bail pending sentencing.
In January, fourth-grade students reported Cole appeared drunk in the classroom, leading to her suspension and eventual resignation from the Lockport City School District.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/446188.html
