A former teacher at private high school in Arcadia was sentenced to five years probation after pleading no contest Thursday to falsely imprisoning three teenagers in their car at knife-point.
John Edward Maust entered the no contest plea to two felony counts of false imprisonment by violence in connection with the case, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
In addition to probation, Maust was ordered to perform 180 days of community service, attend more than 50 Alcoholics Anonymous sessions, undergo a year of counseling and stay away from the victims, the release stated.
The incident occurred on June 7, 2014, when three teenagers, two of whom attended Arroyo Pacific Academy where Maust taught, were out driving and saw the defendant in his driveway, prosecutors said.
The teenagers stopped to talk to Maust, who then got into the back seat and told one of the victims to drive, according to the DA’s Office.
At one point, Maust took out a pocketknife and began waving it around, prosecutors said.
The driver pulled over and two of the victims were able to get out of the car.
But when the driver attempted to also exit, Maust put him in a choke hold with the pocket knife up to him and demanded to be taken to a fast food restaurant, prosecutors said.
After the victim complied, he drove the defendant home and Maust fled from the vehicle.
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