The Brief
- A Polk County teacher from Lake Shipp Elementary School was arrested on Wednesday after deputies say she falsely reported being ‘shoulder-checked’ by another teacher at school.
- Investigators said security video corroborated the other teacher’s account of the incident, showing that no contact was made as the women passed each other at school.
- Juanita McCoy was arrested and charged with false report of a crime to law enforcement.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Polk County teacher from Lake Shipp Elementary School was arrested on Wednesday after deputies say she falsely reported being ‘shoulder-checked’ by another teacher at school for the second time in five years.
What we know:
Juanita McCoy, 45, contacted the Sheriff’s Office on October 19 to report that she was “shoulder-checked” by another teacher at the school, and a former friend of McCoy’s.…