Tammie Lee Reed Guilty - Again

(Grand Junction, Colorado) Former first-grade teacher and convicted druggie, Tammie Lee Reed, 42, has been found guilty again, this time for violating her probation and lying to a court official.

Reed, who also goes by the name Tammie Liberty Lee, has a storied rap sheet since first being arrested in October 2005 on drug charges.

Since her initial arrest, Reed has arguably been a textbook case of a person addicted to methamphetamine. Her behavior has resulted in a virtual shopping list of "suspected' felony offenses, including drug possession, check fraud, theft of an amount between $500 and $15,000, evidence tampering, introduction of contraband, obstructing a peace officer, and violating bail-bond conditions. However, the overwhelming majority of the charges Reed could have faced were dismissed.

In the latest development, a jury of 10 women and two men convicted Reed of lying to the court and violating bail-bond conditions.

Mesa County District Judge Brian Flynn said Reed can remain free on $47,500 bond until sentencing May 29. Flynn said Reed has complied with all conditions of her probation, including testing negative for drugs and appearing for all court hearings.

[As an aside, I'd suggest that Judge Flynn read Tammie Reed's entire file. It seems he may have been speaking of quite recent history regarding Reed's behavior. She has a record of failing drug tests and violating probation.]

She was arrested June 29 for lying to a judge, a probation officer and her former attorney after she received permission from Mesa County District Judge Thomas Deister to attend her 17-year-old estranged daughter’s wedding in Reno, Nev. Reed’s daughter testified that she never had plans to marry.

The court and prosecutor in Mesa County have demonstrated considerable leniency toward Reed, giving her chance after chance to get her life in order. So far, nothing seems to have worked. However, it's reported that she is ineligible for probation this time since she was on probation when she was last arrested. Okay. We'll see when she is sentenced.

To be quite honest, though, I wouldn't be surprised if Reed is arrested (again) between now and her sentencing on May 29. Hopefully not, but her track record is not good.

Previous entries:

06/19/07 - Meth Teacher Gets Probation

05/15/07 - Meth Teacher Fails Drug Test

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