Feb 02, 2009 -
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A woman charged with theft after fail-
ing to return a book to an Iowa library said she believes
her arrest was "extreme." Shelly Koontz, 39, said she was
arrested at her Independence home at 8:30 p.m. Thursday
and charged with a misdemeanor count of fifth-degree theft
for failing to return "The Freedom Writers Diary" to the
Jesup Public Library after checking the book out in April,
The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette reported.
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