River Oaks Academy founder arrested, accused of endangering a child, court records state

The owner of a Houston private school was arrested Thursday after she was accused of threatening to kill her 7-month-old following a dispute with the child’s father.

Genna Ha, described as the founder, director and principal of River Oaks Academy in northwest Houston, was charged with felony endangering a child, according to court records. A witness told police that Ha accused the father of her 7-month-old of cheating on her, and brandished a butcher knife while threatening to kill herself, the father and the child, court records alleged. Although records alleged Ha brandished a butcher-style knife, a public defender claimed during a probable cause hearing that it was a butter knife.

Ha could not immediately be reached comment, and public records indicated she had not retained an attorney as of Thursday afternoon…

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