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A former Jefferson County Middle school teacher, Tim Wojtusik, 47, was sentenced to probation and community service Feb. 25, for setting bullets out in a school hallway last year.
Wojtusik pleaded guilty Feb. 25 to second-degree disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor, for placing .22 caliber bullets in a hallway before school on May 6, 2009.
Police and school officials, who initially believed that the bullets were dropped by a student, identified Wojtusik as the culprit after reviewing surveillance video from a camera located in the hallway.
"The portion of him dropping bullets in the hallway was on video," said District Attorney Steve Leriche, adding that Wojtusik had been employed by the school district for about a dozen years.
After the incident, Wojtusik was arrested at his home in Redmond on May 10, 2009. School District 509-J placed him on administrative leave after his arrest, and accepted his resignation July 27, 2009.
Leriche, who said that there was "never really an explanation" for the incident, was satisfied with the sentence by Judge Dan Ahern.
"When you look at the whole picture of this guy losing his career and his reputation, and he's removed from the school, and implications on his future teaching career, it's fair," said Leriche.
Wojtusik was placed on bench probation for 12 months, with the condition that he perform 80 hours of community service and not enter the school or initiate contact with the school.
He must pay fees and assessments of $202. Three additional counts of second-degree disorderly conduct were dismissed.
