A Tuscarawas County couple is behind bars, accused of delivering cookies laced with laxatives, to striking workers in the Claymont School District.
Supporters of the non-teaching employees often honk their horns as they pass the picket lines. Investigators say 29-year-old Bo Cosens and 25 year-old Rachel Sharrock live near an elementary school in Uhrichsville and were angry about how the horns affected their sleep patterns.
They posted videos on Facebook that contained numerous threats against the striking school employees. The couple also revealed that they made sugar cookies laced with laxatives and delivered them to the picket lines.
Striking employees thought the treats were the couple`s way of showing support for their cause. Fortunately, no one ate the adulterated cookies and the strikers say they were shocked when they later learned about the laxatives.
Bo Cosens and Rachel Sharrock were arrested by police after an anonymous tipster saw the Facebook videos and became concerned about the threats being made against union members and concerned about the tainted cookies.
Authorities charged the couple with contaminating a substance for human consumption, which is a felony.
Bo Cosens is also facing a charge of aggravated menacing for making threats against the striking employees.
Local couple accused of giving laxative cookies to school employees on strike
UHRICHSVILLE, OH A Tuscarawas County couple is behind bars, accused of delivering cookies laced with laxatives, to striking workers in the Claymont School District. Supporters of the non-teac…
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