California Teacher Accused of Poisoning

(Benicia, California) A 47-year-old teacher at Matthew Turner Elementary School, Teresa Gilmete Badger, was arrested after she allegedly brought marijuana-laced food to an after-hours employee pot-luck dinner.

Badger was arrested on suspicion of poisoning.

After the late-November get-together in the Bay Area town, several people reported feeling ill, a police statement said.

“One of the partygoers was rushed to the hospital with severe reactions; she was hospitalized,” Hartig told CNN affiliate KPIX. “The very next morning, another partygoer was taken to the hospital, because she continued to feel like she was under the influence of something.”

At least one of the women tested positive for THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), the principal intoxicant in marijuana, police said.

A 15-year-old also got sick after someone at the party brought leftovers home, according to police.

Badger was booked into custody at the Solano County Jail with bond set at $15,000.

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