Pubdate: Sat, 24 Feb 2007
Source: Repository, The (Canton, OH)
Copyright: 2007 The Repository
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Author: Associated Press
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KY. TEACHER SENT POT TEXT MESSAGES TO TROOPER INSTEAD OF DEALER, POLICE SAY

MURRAY, Ky. -- A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested 
after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.

Trooper Trevor Pervine was at dinner with his wife and parents 
celebrating a birthday when his phone started buzzing with messages 
about a marijuana purchase.

At first, Pervine thought the messages were from friends playing a 
joke, Kentucky State Police spokesman Barry Meadows said. But a 
couple of phone calls put that idea to rest, and Pervine responded to 
set up a meeting, Meadows said.

Authorities say [Name redacted], 34, arrived at the meeting point and 
found Pervine and other law enforcement officers waiting for her.

"She learned her lesson. Program your dealers into your phone," Meadows said.

[Name redacted], a teacher at Murray Middle School, was charged with 
conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a 
school, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, 
Meadows said.

She was suspended with pay pending results of an investigation, the 
Murray Independent School District said in a statement posted Friday 
on the district's Web site. A message seeking comment left at a 
listing for an [Name redacted] in Murray, Ky. was not returned.
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