Brittany Baxter-Stuchell lost her job as a preschool teacher for selling cocaine

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bnEL633aj8wChLp2SoFKV1QhS0anqqXHypGwPEwZ8-IuZiIjyEx5JDXAyQEx9lsYidJg0n1WkLiA-YINTrzyshoJMmImxPIgEM6ctt0a_bAmyKa88zgbyRliJsBXRINx9NuBaKQzBQw/s1600-h/jack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193939628562353330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bnEL633aj8wChLp2SoFKV1QhS0anqqXHypGwPEwZ8-IuZiIjyEx5JDXAyQEx9lsYidJg0n1WkLiA-YINTrzyshoJMmImxPIgEM6ctt0a_bAmyKa88zgbyRliJsBXRINx9NuBaKQzBQw/s400/jack.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>20-year-old Carson City woman who lost her job as a preschool teacher for selling cocaine in an undercover sting was sentenced to 30 days in Douglas County Jail as part of her probation.District Judge Michael Gibbons ordered Brittany Baxter-Stuchell to turn herself in on Monday. He delayed imposition of the sentence so Baxter-Stuchell could attend a funeral.She pleaded guilty to sale of a controlled substance stemming from a Feb. 28, 2007, transaction in the parking lot at Target in north Douglas County.According to court documents, the sheriff's Street Enforcement Team set up the purchase. Baxter-Stuchell allegedly took the cocaine from her purse and said she could provide marijuana, Ecstasy or hallucinogenic mushrooms.She said Monday she no longer associates with her co-defendants, one of whom had been her boyfriend."These are not people or situations I surround myself with," she said.<br />"You may not think you're a drug dealer - you're not importing drugs from Colombia - but in pleading guilty to sale of a controlled substance, you're a drug dealer," Gibbons said.Her lawyer, Derrick Lopez, said Baxter-Stuchell realized the felony conviction put her dreams of becoming a teacher on hold for at least 15 years until her record may be sealed."She did have dreams of becoming a teacher," Lopez said. "She knows now that is gone for a very long time. That is a significant punishment."She received probation because she cooperated with law enforcement in other drug investigations. "I know I made a very big mistake," Baxter-Stuchell said. "I am not on drugs. I hurt my family very badly and I hurt my schooling. I am taking full responsibility."Gibbons suspended a three-year sentence in Nevada State Prison and placed Stuchell on three years probation.She must undergo substance abuse evaluation and treatment and may not use drugs or alcohol during probation.<br />He ordered her to pay $1,000 restitution at $150 per month. She must graduate from high school or earn her general educational development certification and pay $500 to reimburse the county for her court-appointed attorney.She faced six years in prison and a $20,000 fine

Brittany Baxter-Stuchell lost her job as a preschool teacher for selling cocaine

20-year-old Carson City woman who lost her job as a preschool teacher for selling cocaine in an undercover sting was sentenced to 30 days in...

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