27-01-2025
Syracuse mom admits to assaulting teacher, will serve prison time
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — 32-year-old Lynzina Sutton admitted on Monday, Jan. 27, to assaulting a Syracuse teacher at Lincoln Middle School last year.
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On Feb. 16, 2024, Sutton, who is 4-foot-10, pulled her hood up and posed as a student to get past school security.
She then went to the room of her child's teacher and punched the teacher in the face, breaking her nose.
Sutton officially pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in exchange for two years in prison, Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick confirmed.
She originally faced 14 charges, including assault and 11 counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Sutton will be officially sentenced on March 24.
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