Law and Order, Butler Style

For those following the recent travails of Mary Louise Starkey, who’s been accused of mismanagement and physical altercations at her world-famous Denver butler school (“At Your Disservice”) and was recently arrested for allegedly attacking one of her students last February ( “Mary Starkey Got Served”), here’s the latest news: In...

By Joel Warner

November 28, 2007

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For those following the recent travails of Mary Louise Starkey, who’s been accused of mismanagement and physical altercations at her world-famous Denver butler school (“At Your Disservice”) and was recently arrested for allegedly attacking one of her students last February ( “Mary Starkey Got Served”), here’s the latest news: In Denver District Court this morning, Starkey waived her right to be formally advised of the charges against her – second-degree assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

As part of the felony charge procedure, a protection order was put in place that prohibits Starkey from contacting the alleged victim, former Starkey student Lisa Kirkpatrick. Starkey, Denver’s “First Lady of Service,” will be back in court at 1:30 p.m. January 8 for a disposition hearing. – Joel Warner

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Joel Warner is a former staff writer for Westword and International Business Times. He's also written for WIRED, Men's Journal, Men's Health, Bloomberg Businessweek, Popular Science, Slate, Grantland and many other publications. He's co-author of the 2014 book The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny, published by Simon & Schuster.

Contact: Joel Warner