WEBVTT SHE JOINS US LIVE.PATRINA: POLLEN JUST, -- PAULAND JESS, JOY HOFMEISTERMAINTAINED HER INNOCENCE THISWHOLE TIME. SHE SAYS THIS MORNING, SHELEARNED THAT CHARGES WOULD BEDROPPED.SHE IS THANKFUL THIS WHOLEORDEAL IS BEHIND HER.>> FOR NINE MONTHS, I'VE HAD TOCONDUCT MY LIFE IN THE SHADOW OFUNJUST AND UNTRUE ACCUSATIONS,.PATRINA: JOY HOFMEISTER STANDINGWITH FAMILY, FRIENDS ANDSUPPORTERS, THANKFUL THAT ALLFELONY CHARGES AGAINST HER HAVEBEEN DROPPED. >> IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING TOSIT BY QUIETLY THROUGH THIORDEAL, BUT I COULD NOT ANDWOULD NOT ALLOW WRONGFULACCUSATIONS TO BECOME ADISTRACTION. PATRINA: THE CHARGES STEMMEDFROM HOFMEISTER'S RUN FORSUPERINTENDENT BACK IN 2014. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF PUTTINGTOGETHER ATTACK ADS AGAINST HEROPPONENT DURING THE REPUBLICPRIMARY, AND WORKING WITH A DARKMONEY GROUP. >> THERE WAS NO DARK MONEY INTHIS CASE.PATRINA: HIS -- HER ATTORNEYGARY WOOD SAYS HE BELIEVES THEALLEGATIONS WERE, QUOTE,"ERRONEOUS" FROM THE START. >> YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEINVESTIGATION WOULD BE COMPLETEPRIOR TO THE FILING OF CHARGESRATHER THAN ONGOING AT THIS TIMEAFTER CHARGES WERE FILED. PATRINA: HOFMEISTER SAYS SHE'STHANKFUL FOR THOSE FRIENDS ANDSTRANGERS WHO STOOD BY HER. NOW IT'S TIME, SHE SAYS, TOCONTINUE FOCUSING ON WHAT SHEWAS ELECTED TO DO. I HAVE NEVER WAVERED IN MYCOMMITMENT TO KIDS.PATRINA: NOW FOUR OTHERS ALSO, FACED CHARGES.THOSE CHARGES AGAINST THEM ALSODROPPED.