A number of people were given probation after changing pleas during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
Lacey Corbin of Gassville was given five years probation after she admitted that she had attempted to smuggle a prescription narcotic into the Baxter County Detention Center.
The 30-year-old Corbin was arrested January 19th when Mountain Home police were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle near Baxter Regional Medical Center. They found Corbin and another individual, both of whom had outstanding warrants, in the vehicle and took them into custody.
According to investigative reports, police warned Corbin several times that if she had anything “illegal” on her, she should inform officers and not attempt to bring the item or items into the jail. During the booking process, Corbin was found to have more than 14 Adderall tablets concealed on her person for which she had no prescription.
Corbin was sentenced under provisions of Act 346, meaning that if she stays out of trouble during her probation period, she can apply to the courts to have her record sealed.
Ciera Paulsen of Mountain Home was also given five years probation after she admitted that she had smuggled a controlled substance into the jail.
The 22-year-old Paulsen was being booked into the detention center on December 22nd last year. The jail video surveillance system showed that while jail personnel were distracted, Paulsen reached into her purse and removed a “handful of pills”.
She then asked permission to use the restroom and when she returned was seen clutching something in her fist. A single pill was found at that point and others were located later, including one hidden in her bunk.
She was then charged with bringing contraband into the jail.
Kaylah York of Mountain Home was given four years probation after she pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The 25-year-old York was arrested on January 11th when she was in the company of Joseph Killinger. Officers were at Killinger’s home along County Road 385 to conduct a compliance visit since Killinger is a parolee.
Officers first found a “methamphetamine smoking pipe” in a backpack said to belong to York. She was arrested for having the pipe and when officers warned her not to take anything illegal into the jail, she handed over a small baggie containing a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
York was also sentenced under provisions of Act 346.
Ricky Morris of rural Mountain Home was given three years probation for theft of public benefits. He was charged with being untruthful on a food stamp application when he said he had never been convicted of a felony involving drugs. An investigation revealed that Morris had been convicted of such an offense in September 1999 in Baxter County Circuit Court and was, therefore, not eligible to participate in the program.
In addition to probation, Morris was ordered to repay almost $1,400 in benefits. Morris was also sentenced to 89 days in the Baxter County jail on a contempt of court charge and will be given credit for time served. He was booked into the jail on December 28th, according to the detention center log.
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