Wells woman charged with eyedrop assault
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The Associated Press - Published: June 20, 2009
GRANVILLE, N.Y. — A 42-year-old Vermont woman is accused of spiking a co-worker's drink with eyedrops a few days before the woman died.
Denise Moyer of Wells was charged Friday with misdemeanor assault. The incident happened at a Halloween party at the grocery store where they both worked in Granville, 58 miles north of Albany.
Police say 49-year-old Marceline Jones of Comstock died Nov. 2 of what was called natural causes. She had a history of health problems. When police learned in March about the eyedrops prank, Jones' autopsy results were reviewed, but there was no proof the eyedrops played a role in her death.
Police say Moyer saw the eyedrops prank in the movie "Wedding Crashers." Her lawyer, Ronald Daigle, said "she feels horrible about it."
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