Spencer Woman Charged for Adding Substances to Boss' Coffee
Friday, March 17th, 2017 -- 11:15 AM
-A Spencer woman accused of adding several substances to her boss' coffee in order to make him ill so he’d forget about a loan he gave her appeared in court on Thursday.The substances included eye drop solution, water pills, caffeine pills and anti-anxiety medication. The victim, the woman’s boss, noticed something was wrong when he had high spike in his blood sugar and saw a slimy substance at the bottom of his cup. The man put a motion censing camera in his office and caught 56-year-old Karen Zenner in the act.
Zenner admitted to authorities that she tried to make her boss ill so he’d forget about the $2,000 loan he had given her. She’s been charged with placing foreign objects in edibles. She’s free on a $500 signature bond and if convicted and sentenced to the maximum amount, she could face 3.5 years in prison.
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