Fullerton teacher was set up, wife named 'person of interest,' police say

OCRegister ^ | 5/29/08 | KIMBERLY EDDS

[dragnet2]

Drugs and a shotgun were planted in his car, police report. His estranged wife has been named a person of interest. Authorities believe Sunny Hills High School history teacher Gregory Abbott was the victim of an elaborate setup by someone who planted drugs and an unloaded shotgun in his car. His estranged wife have been named as persons of interest.

[dragnet2]

Seems things are getting pretty nasty out there.

[dayglored]

... and of course somebody had to tip off the cops for the original "discovery".

This was low. I hope they catch the perps and make them do some time.

[umgud]

So how did the cops figure out it was a setup?

[robomatik]

hell hath no fury... oh, never mind.

[dragnet2]

Don’t know. That information seems to be withheld at this point.

But I’d bet the rent, for them to put this out, they have some substantial information in support.

[Spktyr]

At a guess? Lack of the suspect’s fingerprints on the evidence plus no systemic evidence of drug use (or a recent drug test) by the teacher.

[dragnet2]

I would guess cameras depicting the x doing this might be a possibility too, in addition to others possibly involved rating her out.

Generally, first to squeal gets the deal.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Inside they found an unloaded 12-gauge shotgun, along with prescription drugs and less than a gram of marijuana “packaged in a manner consistent with sales,”

It has been a long time but can less than a gram of pot be packaged for multiple sales so as to trigger felony intent to sell?

[dragnet2]

I think the big crime here, or law enforcement issue, is someone was setup to take the big fall. That’s never good for the individual on the receiving end.

[Bon mots]

So how did the cops figure out it was a setup?

Probably the idiot ex-wife making repeated phone calls accusing the guy of road rage, drug sales and basically turning a fine upstanding citizen into a one-man crime wave overnight.

She should serve some hard time for this.