From the Courts - District Court: Converse given six months probation on reduced drug charge

A local woman was sentenced to six months in jail, all suspended, on a reduced drug charge stemming from a law enforcement search of a residence where she was present.

Christina Mary Converse originally was charged with a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs when a non-prescribed prescription pill was found on her.

The prosecution later amended the charges to a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and Converse pleaded guilty to that charge in a plea agreement.

District Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz Monday sentenced Converse to six months in jail with a...