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Woman admits selling cocaine
February 25,2014
Rutland Herald
Woman admits
selling cocaine
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — After spending nearly five months in pre-trial detention due to lack of bail, a Springfield woman pleaded guilty Monday to selling crack and was released from the courthouse to spend the remainder of her sentence on probation.
Leslie Hall, 30, was arrested during June’s “Operation Precision Valley” sweep of suspected drug dealers.
Hall pleaded guilty Monday to one count of felony sale of cocaine and to misdemeanor counts of retail theft and unlawful trespass in exchange for a zero- to two-year sentence.
Hall acknowledged selling crack to an informant who was cooperating with the police almost exactly a year ago on Feb.26, 2014 and to stealing three puzzles from Family Dollar store in Springfield in a separate incident that took place in September.
Hall had previously been issued a letter against trespass barring her from entering the Family Dollar. It was that shoplifting incident that led to bail being imposed, which in turn led to her pre-trial detention.
Welfare does not provide enough money for her needs. I lived for a while using welfare. $830.00 a month plus $240.00 on EBT. I managed to support two, with pets no problem. Including insurance, tv, phone, gas, elec, heating, clothing, bath supplies, etc. Anyhow, live within your means. Another contributor to casualties. I'm moving further up north, hopefully the colder weather prohibits the knack in making crack!
ReplyDeleteThe Green Mountain Boys: 1760's. Putting matters in our own hands for almost 260 years. AND NOT TOLERATING SUCH TRASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
ReplyDeleteOh well, business as usual; another drug dealer gets their day in court with the usual result: a slap on the wrist and NO JAIL TIME. Sorry, the pre-trial detention doesn't count simply because she and her family couldn't come up with bail money. Remember the old commercial, CRIME DOESN'T PAY? A figment of the past thanks to our judicial system which seems to work 24/7 trying to come up with innovative new ideas to keep criminals out of jail so they can continue to prey on the community.
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