Pocatello woman granted withheld judgment, sentenced to probation for possession, injury to a child

POCATELLO — A female who pleaded blameworthy to felonies for possession of methamphetamine and wounded to a kid has been sentenced to probation.

Kateland Alex Jean Mooney, 29, entered blameworthy pleas to 1 count of wounded to a kid and 2 counts of possession of a controlled constituent arsenic portion of a plea woody pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office, tribunal records show.

During a July 1 hearing, District Judge Rick Carnaroli sentenced Mooney to 3 years probation and granted her a withheld judgement — meaning if she successfully completes her probation, nan condemnation tin beryllium removed from Mooney’s record.

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Mooney and 2 others were arrested successful January 2023 erstwhile nan Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task unit stopped a conveyance pursuing a suspected supplier deal. When officers approached nan vehicle, they saw what was believed to beryllium fentanyl pills successful plain view.

Mooney, who was driving nan vehicle, was deemed to beryllium “too nether nan power for an interview” by officers. Along pinch nan possession charges, she was charged pinch wounded to a kid aliases having methamphetamine wrong scope of a two-month-old babe successful nan vehicle.

In summation to nan probation, Mooney has been ordered to complete a drug-treatment programme and 100 hours of organization service. She has besides been ordered to salary $2,826.50 successful fees and fines.