Culpeper, VIRGINIA

GRAND JURY DISMISSED CHARGE

June 3, 2008 - Michele Auville, 35, a a first-grade teacher at Emerald Hill Elementary School, was arrested and charged with alleged possession of a schedule 1 or 2 drug May 31 after they pulled over a car she was riding in.

She was a passenger in a car that tried to elude police, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discovered that Auville had a smoking device with crack residue. The driver of the car fled on foot but was captured.
Full Name: Michele Lynne Auville

June 4 - Auville resigned on Monday.

June 11 - Auville’s case will return to General District Court July 17 at 9:30 a.m.

GRAND JURY DISMISSES CHARGE August 20 - A grand jury on Monday dismissed a felony drug charge against Auville.

The circumstances behind the grand jury’s decision will not be disclosed, as all testimony in such proceedings is secret. Court records, however, indicate that prosecutors were unable to definitively link the pipe to Auville.

According to a Certificate of Analysis from the Department of Forensic Science, Auville’s fingerprints were not found on the pipe, which police say was in her vicinity when she got out of the car. And based on a blood test, a separate report indicates that Auville did not have any illegal drugs in her system, A third report however, confirmed that the residue present in the pipe was cocaine.

During the July hearing, the judge rejected a motion from Auville’s defense attorney to strike the case. Smith had argued that because several people were in the vicinity of where the pipe was found, proving possession would be difficult.

GRAND JURY DISMISSED CHARGE