A Starke County woman pleaded guilty in a plea agreement in Starke Circuit Court Thursday afternoon to a charge of possession of methamphetamine as a Level 4 Felony.
Dawn Roush, 26, admitted to Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall that she had 13 grams of methamphetamine in her possession for personal use when officers searched her vehicle during a traffic stop on February 10, 2020.
Judge Hall noted that additional charges were filed against her while she was out of jail on pre-trial release in this case. She also had disciplinary issues while incarcerated in the Starke County Justice Center. Those two issues were considered as aggravating factors as Judge Hall considered a sentence as part of the plea agreement negotiated between the Starke County Prosecutor’s Office and Defense Attorney Timothy Lemon.
Judge Hall sentenced Roush to six years in the Indiana Department Corrections with two years suspended to be served on probation. Roush will serve this term as purposeful incarceration with a recommendation to participate in the Recovery while Incarcerated program at the Department of Corrections. If she successfully completes the program, Roush may petition the court to consider a modification of her sentence. She was ordered to pay a $250 drug interdiction fee and court costs. She was credited for 169 days of incarceration.
