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A 36-year-old Gamaliel woman was sentenced to four years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Monday.
The sentence came at the conclusion of a hearing on a petition to revoke the probation of Amanda Williams.
The revocation petition was filed after a new drug case violated the terms and conditions of Williams’ probation handed down in an earlier drug case.
The initial charges were filed when Williams was arrested by a Mountain Home police officer Oct. 10, 2020.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the officer stopped Williams for speeding. In addition to Williams, there were two then 13-year-old juveniles in the vehicle, according to the probable cause affidavit.
After Williams granted permission to search her vehicle, the officer located her purse on the front passenger seat.
Inside the purse, a clear plastic bag containing a substance field testing positive for methamphetamine was found.
Williams also gave the officer a pink glass smoking pipe coated with white residue she had on her person.
In early April last year, Williams was put on probation for four years.
In early August 2021, Williams was again stopped by a Mountain Home police officer – this time for not wearing a seat belt.
She had a active search waiver on file, and the officer located two plastic bags containing a substance field testing positive for methamphetamine.
A small safe was located in the vehicle. The safe contained two glass smoking pipes with a burnt white residue.
After Williams picked up the new drug charges, the petition to revoke her existing probation was filed.
During Monday’s hearing, the arresting officer and the probation officer involved in Williams case testified as to her new charge and how that had violated the terms and conditions of her probation in the 2020 case.
After the hearing, Deputy Public Defender James Wallace said the state had not proved its case and asked the court to dismiss the revocation petition.
Circuit Judge John Putman disagreed, ruling the state had put on sufficient evidence to show Williams had not abided by the terms and conditions of her probation.
He revoked her probation and assessed the 48 months of prison time.
The new case remains open. According to electronic court records, Williams’ final appearance prior to trial is Feb. 10, and the jury trial is set for March 14.
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