Evansville, INDIANA

"We were all relieved to learn this situation was a hoax, but very disturbed to learn it was perpetuated by someone who was working to be a teacher," Sheriff Williams said. "A person who worked with the very children she terrorized."

April 18, 2008 - Jennifer Fritz, 23, a student teacher at Perry Heights Middle School, has been arrested and charged with false informing and harassment.

Fritz allegedly sent an anonymous email to the school principal, saying she had overheard a group of guys planning an attack on the school last week. During an investigation it was found the email account was fake. Detectives linked the email to Fritz, who they say admitted to sending the email to avoid teaching.

Both charges are misdemeanors.

The threat prompted a lockdown and increased security at the school. Fritz is a student at the University of Southern Indiana.
Full Name: Jennifer Kay Fritz