Opioid thief gets slap on the wrist?

[CatskillBill]

******* *******, 22, of Wildwood, had been arrested Aug. 16 on a felony charge of grand theft of a controlled substance. A regional Walgreens manager had been called in to investigate the fact that 508 Alprazolam and 430 Hydrocodone pills were missing from the pharmacy on Bella Cruz Drive in The Villages. Kelley admitted to taking the pills.

Last month, she entered a plea of no contest in the case. She was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

Am I missing something here? She gets busted LAST August for grand theft of more than 900 pills and doesn't have a court date until last month???? Then, she only gets probation and 100 hrs service? If she sold them for $10 or $20 a piece that's $9,000 to $18,000. Seems pretty lenient and not sending a very strong message to would be thieves and dealers with that light sentence. Just read that a lady got a DUI and lost her license for 6 months, had to do 50 hours of community service, and probably a stiff fine on top of that.

[Chatbrat]

The courts are trying to send a message about DUI's in the villages--the thief got the message, she'll never work in the pharmaceutical industry again

[redwitch]

Do remember that probation is hard. Even a jaywalking ticket can land you behind bars. At 23, this girl ruined her life. Little job prospects, a felony record. Drug convictions also limit the type of welfare an individual can receive. Her punishment is life long. The DUI still has a life and a good future even though she could have easily killed someone while behind the wheel. Given the crimes, I'd say the drunk got off too easy and the druggie just about right.

[manaboutown]

She did indeed get off with a slap on the wrist. What a joke! She should have to do some hard time. Oh, and don't put her to work in the prison pharmacy!

[Topspinmo]

When opportunity knocks some can't resist or do the right thing. I don't know her background, but I guessing it was her first offense. IMO this considered white collar crime and we know how their judgement are handed down. Theft in the workplace is seen differently in the eyes of the law IMO. Heck who knows maybe her lawyer got most of the evidences throw out and the court had to settle with probation to save face.

[ronsroni]

Evidently, she was consuming some of her meds as well as selling them ,so, it is possible that she didn't feel the slap on the wrist. go fig.

[l2ridehd]

Justice in Florida never makes any sense. In many countries around the world she would have been executed. Oh, but wait, those are the ones with no drug problems or crimes caused by drugs. Yet here it's a slap on the wrist. Those caught breaking and entering in the Villages only got probation also. Yet sex on the square lands you in prison. If you ever wonder why Florida has a crime issue just review a few cases and it becomes very obvious. She should have done some time at a minimum. Drug crimes cause many other crimes and ruin lives. They need stiffer penalties.