University of Wisconsin student Luciana Reichel, 22, was charged with a felony count of placing foreign objects in edibles when she put eyedrops into her roommate’s water. Apparently, she stole the prank from the movie Wedding Crashers. Hit the jump for more details!
A student who repeatedly put eye drops into her roommate’s water after seeing the prank in the movie Wedding Crashers has been jailed for 90 days which the judge hopes will serve as a ‘wake up call’ to the girl.
University of Wisconsin student Luciana Reichel, 22, was charged with a felony count of placing foreign objects in edibles. She was also placed on 30 months probation.
According to the criminal complaint, on ‘numerous occasions’ late last year Reichel placed Visine in a quart-sized water bottle used by Brianna Charapata, her 20-year-old roommate at her dorm.
As a result of continually drinking the water, Ms Charapata began feeling ‘nauseated, suffered from diarrhoea, loss of appetite and was tired for no reason’.
The doctor was unable to explain the cause of her illness and it was only when Reichel told another student about the stunt that her scheme was discovered.
The student told police that Reichel was laughing when she explained how the eyedrops were making her sick.
After seeing this, the student alleged, she ‘decided to add more to her water bottle a few days later and the same results happened’.
When she was arrested, the 22-year-old confessed and said she got the idea after watching Wedding Crashers where the character actor Owen Wilson plays does the same thing to a love rival, who then becomes violently ill.
Winnebago County Judge Barbara Key said that while Reichel had no previous criminal record, a lengthy history of lying and manipulation, in addition to her alcohol issues, and the severity of putting eye drops into her roommate’s water, were concerning.
She said: ‘This may seem harsh, but what you did was very serious. And you need to understand there are very serious consequences for your behaviour and you can’t just slide by on this.’
Key also ordered Reichel, who noted she would like to pursue a career in nursing, to not hold a job in the health care field while she is on probation.
