5/19/11 Wooster woman gets prison for illegal prescription drug sale

  • By Nick Sabo
  • May 19, 2011
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SUMMARY: Judge says allegations she gave away meds while in jail led to prison sentence A Wooster woman who said she fears the drug culture in prison will get to see it first hand after allegedly giving her medication to a fellow inmate at the Holmes County Jail. Amy Schneider, 31, 5863 Ely Road, was sentenced Thursday May 19 in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to 12 months in prison on one count of trafficking in a schedule IV controlled substance. The charge is a fourth-degree felony and carries up to 18 months in prison. The charge stems from Nov. 18, 2010 when Schneider sold alprazolam to a confidential informant. While incarcerated after her arrest, jail staff reported that Schneider gave her medication to another inmate. No charges have been filed in the jail incident. Schneider denied she gave someone her medication and told Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Rinfret Thursday that the corrections officers “have no evidence.” Schneider said she is committed to turning her life around and believes prison is not a good place for a person trying to quit using drugs. “The biggest concern I have with going to prison is it’s easier to get drugs there (than) in jail,” Schneider said. “I don’t want to be put in (that) situation.” Schneider’s attorney, Thomas White, said he tried to get Schneider a referral for residential treatment at the Stark Regional Community Corrections Center. She was not found to be a favorable candidate for SRCCC’s programing, however. Rinfret said the incident involving Schneider at the jail made it difficult to recommend residential treatment, even if Schneider was approved by SRCCC. “There have been some problems in jail, and you deny it,” Rinfret said. “I know that’s an allegation, but I have to believe my staff at the jail.” In exchange for her guilty plea, a second count of trafficking in a schedule IV controlled substance was dropped. Rinfret further ordered Schneider to pay $110 in buy money used to transact the drug sales. Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders and is similar to Valium.


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