A mental health advocate and owner of a local cookie shop has been found dead in his cell at the Cleveland County Jail. A memorial service was held for the famous business owner, affectionately known as the “Queen of Cookies,” who died in the Cleveland County Jail. Don’t stop crying and it’s such a tragedy,” her friend Penny Reynolds said. “It’s hard to figure out what part of the system failed. Hanshett owned Norman’s Cookie Cottage.” always threw an extra in your dozen. He helped us whenever we needed something, whether it was in training for a school, or at home, helping our kids when we were in crisis,” Reynolds said. Inside an AT&T store after an employee called 911. She tried to flee when police went to arrest her. She was in jail on $1,000 bail for interfering with a police officer by calling 911. From here. I don’t know.
A mental health advocate and local cookie shop owner has been found dead in a Cleveland County Jail cell.
KOCO 5 spoke with a friend who said her shocking death didn’t add up. A monument was erected.
On Friday, her friends mourned her death and asked why it happened.
Friend Penny Reynolds said: “I can’t stop crying. It’s so tragic.
Early Thursday morning, Cleveland County detainees found 38-year-old Shannon Hanshett unconscious in her cell. In a sheriff’s office statement, they said “life-saving measures were taken,” but it was too late.
“It’s hard to understand what part of the system failed,” Reynolds said.
Her friends were shocked that she didn’t even know she had been arrested.
“We didn’t know and we heard it was a misdemeanor, so why was she taken to the station?” Reynolds said.
Hanshett owned Norman’s Cookie Cottage.
“She always threw an extra one in your dozen,” said Reynolds.
Before that, she was a longtime mental health advocate and supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, friends said.
“Whether it was feeding the kids or training volunteers, she was there for us whenever we needed anything. He helped my kids when they were in trouble,” Reynolds said.
She was arrested inside an AT&T store on November 26 after an employee called 911.
Affidavits show Hanshett called 911 twice and disobeyed police orders. When her police tried to arrest her, she tried to escape.
“I just found out about it. It’s scary. She was a great small business owner and a great mother,” said friend Aaron J. Brooks.
For about two weeks, she was in jail on $1,000 bail for misdemeanor charges of calling 911 and obstructing a police officer.
“What if she had a mental health crisis when the cops arrived? Griffin Memorial Hospital is four-quarters of a mile away from here. I don’t know,” Reynolds said. rice field.
A candlelight vigil is held outside Cookie Cottage on Monday nights.
