Original Article Woman escapes felony charges over gum gag Associated Press Aug. 18, 2005 07:20 AM ALBUQUERQUE - It was disgusting - but it wasn't a felony. A dental student who sent some chewed bubble gum along with a money order to pay a speeding ticket has been found innocent of two felony counts of mailing a threat. The wad of bubble gum was treated as a HAZMAT incident when a worker at the Santa Fe Motor Vehicle Division office opened the envelope. A note with the gum read: "Caution Touch at your own risk or use gloves. Ha-ha." An attorney for 24-year-old Rosemary Ho argued it was "the stupid act of a young girl," not a terrorist threat. The federal jury agreed. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Sirignano had said the MVD employee did not think Ho's note was a joke and that the worker reacted "the way any reasonable public employee would."