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Former Lincoln Police Cpl. Diana R. Short pleaded guilty Thursday, formally admitting she grew marijuana in the basement of her home. Short, 46, faces at least nine and up to 37 years in prison. She will be sentenced at 11 a.m. Oct. 6.
According to the plea agreement reached between Logan County State's Attorney Tim Huyett and her defense attorneys, assistant public defender Joel Diers of Lincoln and her hired attorney Fredrick Schlosser of Springfield, Short pleaded guilty to specific charges in exchange for others being dismissed.
The agreement did not address any specific sentencing recommendations.
She pleaded guilty to unlawful criminal drug conspiracy, a Class X felony, stemming from a thwarted plot between Short and her 22-year-old daughter Brianna Strohl to manufacture meth to raise bond money for Short, who was being held in lieu of $7,500 at the Logan County Safety Complex. The other charges to which she pleaded guilty stem from evidence Illinois State Police recovered at Short's former residence in the 500 block of North Hamilton Street during a raid in December.
Those charges include unlawful manufacture of marijuana with the intent to deliver, a Class II felony; official misconduct, a Class III felony; filing a false affidavit, a Class IV felony; and two Class A misdemeanors for possessing illegal firearms. In exchange for Short's plea, Huyett agreed to dismiss seven drug-related criminal felonies, according to court records.
Those charges include controlled substance trafficking and unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, both Class X felonies; criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful possession of methamphetamine manufacturing chemicals, both Class I felonies; unlawful manufacture of marijuana and solicitation, both Class II felonies; and unlawful production of marijuana plants, a Class III felony.
During their raid, police recovered 25 marijuana plants, psilocybin spores capable of developing into hallucinogenic mushrooms and three illegal handguns in the basement of the house that were owned by the former cop and her 41-year-old husband, John Short.
An anonymous tip to Illinois State Police spurred the raid.
John Short faced nearly identical drug charges to those lodged against Diana, until the first week of August, when Huyett filed the meth conspiracy charges against Diana and Strohl. He pleaded guilty to growing marijuana and the mushroom spores Aug. 4 - the day after Diana and Strohl were arraigned on the conspiracy charges - and was sentenced to six years in prison by Associate Circuit Judge Charles Feeney.
Because the conspiracy charge was part of an additional case levied against Short while she was awaiting trial on the marijuana and mushroom charges, any sentence imposed for that conviction must be served consecutively to any incarceration from the initial case.
Newshawk: SirBlazinBowl - 420Times.com
Source: Courier, The (Lincoln, IL)
Copyright: 2005 The Lincoln Courier.
Contact: courier@lincolncourier.com
Website: Lincoln Courier: Local News, Politics & Sports in Lincoln, IL
Author: James Washburn
According to the plea agreement reached between Logan County State's Attorney Tim Huyett and her defense attorneys, assistant public defender Joel Diers of Lincoln and her hired attorney Fredrick Schlosser of Springfield, Short pleaded guilty to specific charges in exchange for others being dismissed.
The agreement did not address any specific sentencing recommendations.
She pleaded guilty to unlawful criminal drug conspiracy, a Class X felony, stemming from a thwarted plot between Short and her 22-year-old daughter Brianna Strohl to manufacture meth to raise bond money for Short, who was being held in lieu of $7,500 at the Logan County Safety Complex. The other charges to which she pleaded guilty stem from evidence Illinois State Police recovered at Short's former residence in the 500 block of North Hamilton Street during a raid in December.
Those charges include unlawful manufacture of marijuana with the intent to deliver, a Class II felony; official misconduct, a Class III felony; filing a false affidavit, a Class IV felony; and two Class A misdemeanors for possessing illegal firearms. In exchange for Short's plea, Huyett agreed to dismiss seven drug-related criminal felonies, according to court records.
Those charges include controlled substance trafficking and unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, both Class X felonies; criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful possession of methamphetamine manufacturing chemicals, both Class I felonies; unlawful manufacture of marijuana and solicitation, both Class II felonies; and unlawful production of marijuana plants, a Class III felony.
During their raid, police recovered 25 marijuana plants, psilocybin spores capable of developing into hallucinogenic mushrooms and three illegal handguns in the basement of the house that were owned by the former cop and her 41-year-old husband, John Short.
An anonymous tip to Illinois State Police spurred the raid.
John Short faced nearly identical drug charges to those lodged against Diana, until the first week of August, when Huyett filed the meth conspiracy charges against Diana and Strohl. He pleaded guilty to growing marijuana and the mushroom spores Aug. 4 - the day after Diana and Strohl were arraigned on the conspiracy charges - and was sentenced to six years in prison by Associate Circuit Judge Charles Feeney.
Because the conspiracy charge was part of an additional case levied against Short while she was awaiting trial on the marijuana and mushroom charges, any sentence imposed for that conviction must be served consecutively to any incarceration from the initial case.
Newshawk: SirBlazinBowl - 420Times.com
Source: Courier, The (Lincoln, IL)
Copyright: 2005 The Lincoln Courier.
Contact: courier@lincolncourier.com
Website: Lincoln Courier: Local News, Politics & Sports in Lincoln, IL
Author: James Washburn
