Beekeeper Faces Jail for Unleashing Swarms on Deputies

0:00On April 2, a 59-year-old Massachusetts beekeeper named Rebecca Woods just got hit with a six-month jail sentence for unleashing swarms of bees on sheriff's deputies during an eviction. She drove up to her elderly friend's house, guys battling cancer, with a trailer full of hives, popped the lids, and let the insects loose right as the deputies arrived to serve papers. Deputies got stung on their heads and faces. One even needed hospital care, and body cam footage shows them yelling she's opening the bees while waving them off frantically. Woods suited up in her gear, but ended up tackled and arrested after a scuffle. She even told allergic officers good when they warned her, though her. Lawyer says that was just heat of the moment frustration from past evictions she's endured. The jury cleared her on seven felonies, but nailed her for four misdemeanor assaults and two reckless ones she's appealing while maintaining. Innocence, as the sheriff bows to keep helping folks through tough spots despite the chaos.