Hamilton County Board of Education member Janice Boydston must do 57 hours of community service with either the Chattanooga Food Bank or the Chattanooga Community Kitchen in connection with her arrest in the summer of 2008 on shoplifting charges, a judge ruled this morning.
Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern granted Ms. Boydston pretrial diversion in the case, meaning that she did not have to admit guilt. The criminal case will be expunged from her public record in three months if she completes the community service.
Defense attorney Sam Robinson said Ms. Boydston, who never admitted guilt in the case, is “happy” to perform the service for the community as she has done for the past three decades as a school board member.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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