CODY (WNE) — Katie Marcus, a former Cody and Douglas teacher serving probation for sexual abuse of a student when in Douglas, will have her probation revoked and faces new charges of criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor that brings up to six months in jail and up to $750 in fines.
According to the Cody Police Department, Marcus made a visit to Walmart on Sept. 15, the same place she was caught shoplifting from last year and had a probation order in place, forbidding her from visiting the store. She not only entered Walmart but also made a trip to the customer service desk around 7:18 a.m., asking employees to remove the no trespassing order against her, according to charging documents.
According to the police report, workers refused Marcus’s request and a Walmart manager later called police authorities.
Marcus pleaded not guilty to the criminal trespassing, was booked at the Park County Detention Center and released after paying a $500 cash bond, said Cody Lt. Jason Stafford. A warrant was issued for her arrest Oct. 10 after the county decided to press charges, but Marcus and her public defense attorney Tim Blatt made arrangements with the Park County District Attorney’s Office to turn herself in to circuit court Oct. 16.
Her original probation conditions were revoked by Park County Circuit Judge Bruce Waters on Oct. 24. On Oct. 26 she paid another $500 cash bond.
