A Castaic man pleaded no contest in court Friday after making threats to his spouse at the elementary school she worked at.
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Michael Petett, 34, pleaded no contest to one felony count of stalking and is being sentenced to 389 days in jail with five years probation, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office officials.
Previously, Petett was being charged for one count of stalking and two felony counts of criminal threats, which he pled not guilty in a previous court appearance in February.
Petett allegedly made threats to both his wife and Castaic Elementary School in February, the details of which have not been disclosed by district officials.
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“We found out that he had made a threat that included potentially coming down and being a threat at the school,” said Castaic Union School District Superintendent Steve Doyle, in a statement released after the incident came to light. “We immediately alerted law enforcement.”
After they had ensured the safety of those at the school and had relayed all the information they could to detectives, they contacted parents of the students, said district officials.
“When we first heard, we had hired a private security company to come down and assess the situation,” said Doyle. “We’re not going to take that risk.”
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested Petett on Feb. 10, according to arrest records.
“Deputies received information regarding several criminal threats that had been made against an employee, a female adult, at the Castaic Unified School District, by her estranged spouse,” said Shirley Miller, a spokeswoman for the station.
The threats were left on the victim’s voicemail at her work, Sheriff’s officials said.
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