Woman receives jail time for vandalizing the local library, and more

last updated 8 January 2015

Woman receives jail time for vandalizing the local library

An Idaho woman has been sent to jail for a series of condiment attacks on her local library. Joy Cassidy, 75, was angry over conflicts she’d had with the library’s staff, and admitted pouring ketchup, mayonnaise, maple syrup, and other condiments down the book drop in 10 separate attacks, causing more than $1,000 in damages. Cassidy was sentenced to a month in jail and ordered to avoid all libraries for two years.

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