US EditionWoman weaponized a swarm of bees against deputies trying to carry out an eviction
A jury cleared seven felony charges, and Woods was convicted on six misdemeanors before receiving a six-month county jail sentence.
- Rebecca Woods was recently sentenced to six months in jail for using bees to disrupt a 2022 eviction in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, following a jury conviction on assault and battery charges.
- On October 12, 2022, Woods unleashed honeybees on Hampden County Sheriff deputies serving an eviction notice to 80-year-old Alton King at his $1.9 million home in Longmeadow.
- Woods claimed her intent was to let bees forage on the "lovely flowering landscape" while protesting; toppled hives released hundreds of bees that stung deputies, including one who suffered face and head stings.
- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni called the incident "unlawful and absurd," describing it as an "intentional and dangerous act," while Woods has filed a notice of appeal.
- The trial was originally scheduled for August 2025, but Woods fled to Tennessee before authorities returned her on a governor's warrant three months later.
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Beekeeper jailed after video shows her unleash bees on police to save cancer patient from eviction
A beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of honeybees on sheriff's deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend's house in 2022, according to the New York Times. The beekeeper, Rebecca Woods, insisted she only released her trailerload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the "lovely, flowering landscape" near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient. But a district court in Springfield, Massachusetts, he…
Massachusetts beekeeper sent to jail after unleashing bees on law enforcement in 2022
A Massachusetts beekeeper has been sentenced to six months in jail for unleashing thousands of bees on sheriff's deputies during a court-ordered eviction in 2022, multiple news outlets report.
Mass. woman gets jail after unleashing swarm of bees during an eviction
“Hey, hey, hey, she has a truck full of bees,” one deputy can be heard telling another, who responded, “What?” The post Mass. woman gets jail after unleashing swarm of bees during an eviction appeared first on Boston.com.
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