She's 68 Years Old Mad As Hell And Headed To Jail

Coupeville - She's 68 years old mad as hell and she's headed off to jail. A neighborly feud has landed Carol Magee in the big house. The Coupeville woman was convicted of destroying public property. Magee chose time behind bars to make her point.

"At first I put signs up going down Grateful Acres and then I said hell no, I'm going to put them out here where people can see it, they already know what they did," said Magee.

Carol Magee has some pretty strong opinions, and she wants the whole world to see them, especially now that she's a convicted felon.

"I thought a jury of my peers, little old ladies, but I didn't get a bunch of little old ladies," said Magee.

The whole hubbub is over Grateful Acres Place, the private road that runs on the edge of Magee's property. The private road she tried to keep private even though there's an easement that allows her neighbors to use it.

Carol used to have a gate on the road, but the neighbors tore it down. All that's left now is an old fence post that says liar's lane. Then, along came Puget Sound Energy to put a power box on it.

"This is the property line right here, that's where you can see the power comes up right here, why did they stick this over here it's in the middle of the road," said Magee.

Carol got so ticked off by the power box she ran it over. A neighbor shot video of her doing it.

"Yeah, I backed into it and pushed it off the pad, so, they figured it was worth 1,300 dollars and I said hell I could have put it back on for nothing. I don't want it here, it shouldn't be here," said Magee.

Carol acted as her own attorney in court against a charge of malicious mischief and lost.

"And, besides I wouldn't have gotten any jail time if I'd coped out to a felony, but I don't feel I committed a felony, not gonna do it," said Magee.

Carol's neighbors wouldn't go on camera but did tell me they've tried to explain to her several times where the property lines run and how the easement is divided up. But, they say she's having none of it, she's been combative even trying to block their driveways with her horse trailer.

It doesn't seem like Carol will be running out of strong words anytime soon even as she gets ready to go to jail. She says she doesn't regret her fight and still plans to sue some of her neighbors and PSE.

"It's just not right I'm not a felon, I'm just a personal property owner who's had enough," said Magee.

Carol will report Tuesday morning to the jail in Coupeville to begin her 30 day sentence. She'll also eventually have to pay over $2,000 in fines, court fees, and the cost of fixing that power box she hit.