Student hoping to change teacher's behaviour accused of spiking drink with Horny Goat Weed

Police say a student at Alexander County High School in Taylorsville, North Carolina, is accused of slipping a pill into his teacher's drink. They said he thought by giving her the herbal supplement Horny Goat Weed it would help get her fired.



“The teacher walked into her classroom and saw students messing with something," said school resource officer Michael Millsaps. Taylorsville police said a student was putting something in her drink out of revenge after the teacher took away the student's Chrome Book in class, but the 15-year-old boy tossed out the drink he tampered with before she got to it.

Police say he put Horny Goat Weed in her drink. "The student took a pill and crushed it to a powder before putting it in his teacher's drink. They said he thought if she took it, it might change her behaviour,” according to investigators. "He just heard the word 'weed' and thought it was maybe some marijuana-type pill," said Millsaps.


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"He wanted the teacher to do something stupid and cause her to get fired." The incident has the student facing an uncommon, but serious charge. Distributing of certain food at Halloween and all other times prohibited is considered a felony offence. Horny Goat Weed is typically used for joint pain, high blood pressure, memory loss and fatigue. The bottle also says it can be used as a source of "vital energy" for men.