Blackout Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Woman accused of terrorizing lawn boys August 19, 2005 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A woman faces two counts of kidnapping after allegedly paying two boys for a lawn job with a fake $50 bill, then holding them hostage when they caught on. Tracy Lynn Clinton, 39, remained in the Eastern Regional Jail on Wednesday, where she has been held on $12,500 bail since her arrest Monday. Martinsburg Patrolman E.C. Neely said Wednesday the boys, ages 12 and 13, told investigators they were terrorized by Clinton. She allegedly screamed at them, threatened physical violence and exhibited bizarre behavior that included publicly urinating on a fence. The boys told police they had been cutting lawns around Martinsburg when they saw Clinton sitting on a porch. She offered to pay $30 but said she needed change for what turned out to be a fake $50 bill. The boys did the job, but questioned the currency. Clinton allegedly talked them into going with her to another location, then made them wait for more than an hour and threatened to harm them if they tried to leave. AP http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-lawn19.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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