Florida Teacher Arrested on Multiple Charges

(Hillsborough County, Florida) A 50-year-old English teacher at Newsome High School, Patricia Thompson, has been arrested on multiple charges including driving under the influence, fleeing from police and possession of drugs.

Deputies say they attempted to pull over Thompson in the Bloomingdale area but she refused to stop and, instead, fled from deputies. When they were finally able to pull her over, she refused to take a breathalyzer test.

Deputies then searched Thompson's car and said they found drug paraphernalia and crack cocaine inside.

Thompson was booked in to custody at the Hillsborough County Jail with bond set at $5,000.