A Florida teen bound for an Ivy League school was arrested after she allegedly forced her mother to co-sign for a car loan at gunpoint.
Naples Daily News reports that Rachel Hachero, 17, is accused of pistol-whipping her mother and forcing her to drive to a local dealership to buy a Nissan 350Z convertible.
Her mother initially refused to co-sign for the car when she threatened to kill her and later that day, returned home with a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun to prove her point.
She pistol-whipped her mother in the head and pointed the gun at her head and stomach and demanded that they drive to the dealership.
While Hachero was in school at the exclusive Canterbury School in Fort Myers, her mother rummaged through her bedroom and found the gun and some drugs.
Hachero was arrested and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, unlawful possession of a firearm and battery.
Hachero's mother declined to prosecute because of her honor student status and acceptance into several Ivy League schools with scholarships.
-Chance Welch


lets hope the schools learn of this and cancel the acceptances and scholarships.
Posted by: CptSnark | March 31, 2011 at 07:50 AM
I'll wager her acceptance and scholarships may be withdrawn--pretty sure some of those charges are in violation of the universities' honor codes. Surely even the Canterbury School in Ft. Myers doesn't need money badly enough to keep a student with her temperament. Of course she might not be a paying customer there either.
I can only hope she isn't typical of the individuals selected for admission to our Ivy League schools. Cluck cluck.
I'm being way harsh here--perhaps she'll grow up to be our first woman President.
Posted by: toots | March 31, 2011 at 10:42 AM
Judge not least yea be judge.He who is without sin cast the first stone.
Posted by: Deejay | April 01, 2011 at 10:19 AM
If you're going to pistol-whip someone for a car, at least get a new one.
Posted by: Notch Johnson | April 01, 2011 at 11:49 AM
This mother is a fool not to press charges. What she did is so very wrong. She will hurt or kill someone some day if she doesn't get what she wants. I hope this mother gets this girl help because she really needs it, a lot of mental help.
Posted by: Red | April 03, 2011 at 05:22 PM
This girl doesnt deserve a car, a gun or even good drugs. She deserves a scholorship to a maximum security prison and her mother needs psyciatric help. one of the greatest problems with our current society is a lack of parenting skills and the inability or will to dicipline our children....this story is a prime example of that....nobody wins here
Posted by: Thomas Danna | February 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM