Crime & Safety
Judge Rules Shoot-Gesturing Mom Innocent Of Disorderly Conduct
Judge rules actions inappropriate, not criminal.

Vanice Armstrong, charged with disorderly conduct when she made a threatening "shooting" gesture with her hands at a Pothier Elementary teacher Dec. 18 has been cleared of the charge.
Woonsocket Police were called to the school that morning for a report of a woman making threatening gestures at a teacher. They spoke with Armstrong, who denied doing anything wrong and was arrested after a brief struggle. Police had extra patrols assigned to the city's schools following the Dec. 14.
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According to a report by WPRI.com, the judge ruled Armstrong's actions were inappropriate, not criminal. The Woonsocket Call reports Judge Christine Jabour found her not guilty after a one-day trial.
Armstrong appeared in Sixth District Court to answer the misdemeanor charge Feb. 25.
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