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Yreka, Calif. —
Former Mount Shasta city councilor Katrina Howard pled guilty to two drug related felonies in a Yreka courtroom Friday afternoon as part of a plea bargain.
Howard cried quietly as she pled guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime (specifically, the sale of marijuana) and possession of marijuana for sale with the special allegation of being armed with a firearm.
Her maximum sentence would be five years in state prison with three years parole, said Judge Karen Dixon. Howard will also be required to register as a narcotics offender.
Now 42, Howard was arrested along with her co-defendant, 21 year old Jules Unger, in January 2009 after an undercover drug operation at both Mount Shasta and Yreka high schools. Howard was a city councilor at the time.
Her plea bargain is contingent upon Unger’s guilty plea, which is expected on Wednesday, March 10. At that time, a date for a felony sentencing will be set, said Siskiyou County Deputy District Attorney Martha Aker, who is prosecuting the case.
Former Mount Shasta city councilor Katrina Howard pled guilty to two drug related felonies in a Yreka courtroom Friday afternoon as part of a plea bargain.
Howard cried quietly as she pled guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime (specifically, the sale of marijuana) and possession of marijuana for sale with the special allegation of being armed with a firearm.
Her maximum sentence would be five years in state prison with three years parole, said Judge Karen Dixon. Howard will also be required to register as a narcotics offender.
Now 42, Howard was arrested along with her co-defendant, 21 year old Jules Unger, in January 2009 after an undercover drug operation at both Mount Shasta and Yreka high schools. Howard was a city councilor at the time.
Her plea bargain is contingent upon Unger’s guilty plea, which is expected on Wednesday, March 10. At that time, a date for a felony sentencing will be set, said Siskiyou County Deputy District Attorney Martha Aker, who is prosecuting the case.
