A guilty verdict was reached Thursday afternoon in the case of a Brookeland woman, Heather George, who is accused of sending a bomb threat to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office via e-mail.
Sentencing got underway immediately after sentencing. George has been sentenced to eight years confinement.
According to judicial records, George pleaded not guilty to terroristic threat against a public servant on Oct. 2. On Oct. 3 George was found guilty of the felony, and sentenced to eight years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Her sentence begins immediately.
Heather Janea George, 33, was originally arrested on a third-degree felony terroristic threat/influence of state government charge on March 14. She was released from the Smith County Jail on April 30 after she posted bail on a bond amount of $100,000.
According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, On Monday, March 5, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office received an email through its website in which the writer made threats referring to blowing up the building. An immediate investigation into the threat was started. Detectives from the Smith County Sheriff’s Office were quickly able to obtain information and identified the source of the threat.
On March 6, detectives followed a lead to Sabine County. Detectives were able to obtain more information and identities of suspects related to the case. On March 6, detectives obtained a search warrant for the Sabine County residence from the Honorable Judge Russell in the 7th District Court. On March 7, detectives executed the search warrant and seized several items of evidence related to the case.
Detectives arrested George on site for Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence during the execution of the Search Warrant. George was booked into the Sabine County Jail on that charge. On March 13, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for George. The following day she was arrested at her residence. George was released to the custody of Smith County detectives and was then transported to the Smith County Jail.