A Cottage Grove woman was sentenced to federal prison July 16 for threatening violence against her coworkers on Facebook.
Elizabeth Ballestros West, 56, was sentenced to six months and three weeks in federal prison and three years’ supervised release.
According to court documents, in late September 2023, the FBI received an anonymous tip that West was threatening coworkers on Facebook. Later, in November 2023, the FBI learned West had established an account on X that…



