Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Woman Gets Life For Ky. Conviction
KENTUCKY...
Connie Avalos, 50, of Riverside, Calif., was convicted in August of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in Kentucky. She was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in federal court for participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy to distribute the drug in Grant and Pendleton counties. According to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, this is the third case this decade prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office that resulted in a life sentence for a defendant on meth charges.
Connie Avalos, 50, of Riverside, Calif., was convicted in August of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in Kentucky. She was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in federal court for participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy to distribute the drug in Grant and Pendleton counties. According to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, this is the third case this decade prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office that resulted in a life sentence for a defendant on meth charges.