Woman accused of stealing painkillers takes plea deal
December 10th, 2018 by Ric Hanson
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A woman accused of stealing narcotic pain pills while working for a Council Bluffs assisted living facility has taken a plea deal. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 31-year-old Mandi Newsom was given two years of probation and fined $1,000 Friday. She also was granted a deferred judgment. That means Newsom’s conviction in the case can be removed from court records if she fulfills her probation terms.
She pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge, and prosecutors dropped two related charges in return. Her trial was scheduled to begin Jan. 15. Newsom was accused of stealing nearly 1,900 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills from January 2017 to August 2017 while working at Bethany Heights Assisted Living.