Woman Charged With Avoiding Jury Duty After Going On Radio Show

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Juror No. 4361 was a wreck.

Her hair hung askew in curlers. Her shoes and reindeer socks mismatched. Heavy makeup was smeared on her face.

Denver District Court Judge Anne Mansfield — presiding over jury selection June 28 — quickly dismissed the woman, who explained in disjointed speech, "I broke out of domestic violence in the military. And I have a lot of repercussions. One is post-traumatic stress disorder."

Now Juror No. 4361 — published author and Denver cosmetologist Susan Cole — faces felony charges after allegedly bragging months later on a radio program that she fabricated the elaborate ruse to duck jury duty.

Turns out, Judge Mansfield was listening.
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Denver Jury Commissioner LeAnna Mosher said wacky behavior or dress isn't unusual in a jury pool, though she "had to laugh" at the way Cole was found out.

"I say congrats to the judge," Mosher said. "I'm sure jury duty is very scary for a lot of people, or they're too busy. Our justice system wouldn't work if our jurors didn't show up. It's important."

An affidavit for Cole's arrest details how she allegedly weaved her fiction and how it quickly unraveled.

In June, Cole wrongly believed her cousin had been involved in a fatal motorcycle accident, an "emotionally draining" experience that left her unprepared to serve on a jury the next day, according to the affidavit.

When she appeared in court June 28, Cole stood out among other jurors.

"Her makeup looked like something you would wear during a theater performance," Kelli Wessels, who was the court reporter that day, recalled in a statement to investigators. "When the judge asked the entire panel if anyone had a mental illness, (Cole) stated she had difficulties getting ready in the morning, which was apparent to me by the way she was dressed."

Cole told Mansfield she had lived on the streets, got confused in the mornings and didn't "want to emotionally go through this," according to court transcripts. She was excused.
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"It moves from just being a serious civic responsibility to a potential criminal matter because potential jurors have taken an oath to answer questions from the judge and attorneys truthfully," said Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for the Denver District Attorney's Office.

http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_20227775

She claimed to be afflicted by PTSD - which she developed as a result of her abusive marriage. When asked regarding the diagnosis of PTSD, Cole claimed her military medical records were lost by the Army and the only person who diagnosed her with the disorder was a Jefferson County Court diversion counselor who had since died.

Cole's on-air confession makes defending her more difficult.

"The defense will have to show that she did not knowingly lie about a material fact. Bragging about getting out of jury duty is a little bit like being proud of not voting or cheating on your taxes," says legal analyst Scott Robinson.

Cole gave the authorities a copy of her book - "7 Initiations with El-Way's Secret" - and explained the claims she made are all included in the book.

Cole does claim to have a history of mental problems, which she wrote about in the book under the pen name Char Cole.

"The military threw me in a mental institution and kept me there for five days trying to tell me I had a mental issue," Cole said.

The U.S. Army found no medical records for Cole.

The police say her divorce documents do not address any abusive behavior or domestic violence involved in the split.
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"I just think: 'What if I go to prison over this?'" Cole said.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/311...t-of-jury-duty

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Seven Initiations with El-Way's Secrets can renew your spiritual outlook and help you deal with difficult relationships and situations. El-Way's secrets explore Seven Initiations hidden in Genesis 9:11 and expose the King warned about in Revelation 9:11. Insight is threaded throughout the pages to help identify weaknesses and strengths in the reader. The reader will learn tremendous power in the number seven and its spiritual significance. By embracing Seven Initiations with El-Way's Secrets, the reader can enrich their life. Do you have the courage to explore and use Seven Initiations with El-Way's Secrets?

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[Morbid]

DENVER, CO – An idiot in Denver is facing charges after she went on a radio show and bragged about how she lied to get out of jury duty. Unfortunately for the dolt, the judge who had excused her was listening to the show and recognized her. The day before 57-year-old*Susan Cole was to report for jury duty, she feared her roommate had died in a crash. She would learn later that her roommate was safe, but “she was still so emotionally overcome and had too many other activities coming up (so) she did not want to be involved in jury service.” So she showed up to court on June 28, wearing different colored curlers in her hair, excessive makeup, a shirt that read*”Ask Me About My Best Seller,” and — in a page right out of Jaded’s play book — reindeer socks. She would get called for a trial regardless, but would tell Judge Anne Mansfield*she could not perform her public service duties because of a physical or mental disability. “I’m juror 4361 and I broke out of domestic violence in the military,” Cole said. “And I have a lot of repercussions. One is post-traumatic stress disorder. Another thing is I get very confused in the morning when I try to get ready.” Mansfield sympathized and excused Cole from service and didn’t think much about it until October 11, while listening to KOA radio’s Dave Logan Show. That’s when a caller by the name of*”Char from Denver” called in bragging about how she got out of jury duty. The caller explained how she deliberately dressed in a disheveled and uncoordinated fashion with the intent of appearing mentally unstable. The woman caller said she was drawing stares from fellow jurors, and the judge ended up excusing her. She went on to say that she was a hairdresser and that she and her clients got a good laugh out of how she fooled the judge. Obviously, Mansfield didn’t find any of it amusing at all. It wasn’t long before an arrest warrant was issued for*Cole on charges of*felony perjury and attempting to influence a public servant. Cole told reporters that she isn’t an educated woman and didn’t understand exactly what she did. When asked to elaborate, Cole said, “I don’t want to speak no more. You guys are interrogating me.” I find it hilarious that this uneducated woman is also theKeep Reading...
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DENVER, CO –*Earlier this year we reported on Susan Cole, the 57-year-old moron who called a radio show to brag about how she got out of jury duty. Hilariously, the judge who excused her was listening to the show. On Tuesday, Cole*pleaded guilty to trying to influence a public servant and second-degree perjury.
In October of last year, Judge Mansfield was listening to KOA radio’s Dave Logan Show when a caller by the name of “Char from Denver” called in bragging about how she got out of jury duty a few months earlier.*The caller explained how she deliberately dressed in a disheveled and uncoordinated fashion with the intent of appearing mentally unstable.
“I decided not to put my makeup on and I put black eyebrows on. I put bright red lipstick on. I left my hair in my curlers and I put on a t-shirt that said Ask Me About My Best-Seller,” said the caller. “When they asked me about mental issues I got up and said, ‘Yeah, I have some mental issues.’ Then the judge said, ‘Does anyone care if she leaves?’ And everybody else said all at once in a great big voice, ‘No.’ ”
The woman caller said she was drawing stares from fellow jurors, and the judge ended up excusing her.…

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