Casada pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking
MONTICELLO - - Stacy Casada, 24, of Monticello, pled guilty to five counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance at a hearing Tuesday, September 5, in Wayne Circuit Court, according to UNITE Prosecutor David L. Dalton.
Casada entered her plea at her first appearance in court before Wayne Circuit Judge Vernon Miniard.
In January 2006, an operative with the Monticello Police Department bought 450 milligrams of cocaine from Casada for $50 at residence in Monticello. On three occasions in February 2006 an informant for Operation UNITE purchased a total of 1,236 milligrams of cocaine for a total of $150. Finally, in July 2006, a search of Casada’s residence in Monticello revealed an additional 12 bags of Cocaine.
Casada was indicted by the Wayne County Grand Jury in July 2006 for multiple counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. The indictments were presented by Operation UNITE and the Monticello Police Department.
The case was prosecuted as part of Operation UNITE’s prosecutorial initiative.
Dalton stated that he would recommend 10 years imprisonment for the multiple counts of cocaine sales. Judge Miniard set final sentencing for October 3.
Casada remains in Wayne County jail pending final sentencing.
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