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Orange County District Attorney
Press Release
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Tony Rackauckas, District Attorney
401 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
For Immediate Release Case # TBA
June 19, 2012
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Contacts:
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Susan Kang Schroeder
Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami Spokesperson
Office: 714-347-8405
Cell: 714-323-4486
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HUSBAND AND WIFE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO HAVE SCHOOL VOLUNTEER FALSELY IMPRISONED BY PLANTING DRUGS IN HER CAR
*Both defendants are attorneys
IRVINE A husband and wife, both attorneys, have been arrested and charged with conspiring to have an elementary school parent volunteer arrested and imprisoned by planting drugs in her car. Kent Wycliffe Easter, 38, and Jill Bjorkholm Easter, 38, both of Irvine, were arrested today, June 19, 2012, by the Irvine Police Department (IPD) and are charged with one felony count each of conspiracy to procure the false arrest and charging of Jane Doe, false imprisonment, and conspiracy to falsely report a crime. If convicted, the defendants face a maximum sentence of three years in state prison. The defendants were arrested on $20,000 bail and are expected to be arraigned July 17, 2012, at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. The time and Department are to be determined.