Meth Teacher Fails Drug Test

(Grand Junction, Colorado) The story of former first-grade teacher Tammie Liberty Lee (formerly Tammie Lee Reed) has become ridiculous. Two days after she appeared in court last month and pleaded guilty to drug and check fraud charges, Tammie Liberty Lee failed a drug test. Two freakin' days! So, she was arrested ... again.

Forty-two-year-old Lee has been arrested five times in the last 19 months for methamphetamine possession and various other charges. It appears that all she does is go into jail, gets bailed out and then, apparently immediately, goes and gets more methamphetamine.

All the while, it seems the law enforcement community and prosecuting attorneys explore every conceivable way to avoid punishing her. Time and again, words of probation and treatment and supervision are uttered, but not prison. It's exasperating follow the story.

On Sunday, Lee was arrested on a warrant issued after her failed drug test and today she appeared in court. Judge Richard Gurley set bond at $20,000 and recommended a drug treatment program be included in her sentence.

It's unclear what's going to happen next. Possibly, Lee's plea agreement will be voided because of the new charge. If the plea agreement holds, however, a ruling in expected on June 18th.

Previous posts on Tammie, the Meth Teacher:

04/29/07 - Accused Meth Teacher Accepts Plea Deal

01/10/07 - Accused Meth Teacher Pleads Not Guilty

09/26/06 - Teacher Busted for Meth, Again

10/11/05 - 1st-Grade Teacher Busted for Drugs

I'll continue to monitor the case. Hopefully, the authorities will give her what she needs. My suggestion would be a significant amount of time to think while in a tightly-structured environment.


[Update 06/19/07]

Tammie Liberty Lee (formerly Tammie Lee Reed) sentenced to probation.


[Update 04/10/08]

Reed convicted again. Sentencing in May.