Misty Croslin sentenced to 25 years in drug case, ordered to pay $500,000 fine
Croslin, 18, was last person known to have seen 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings alive
The former stepmother of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for drug trafficking.
Misty Croslin, 18, offered a tearful apology for selling oxycodone pills to an undercover detective. She blamed her actions on her upbringing.
"It is wrong to drug deal, but when you grow up poor, that is what you do," she testified, WTLV-Channel 12 in Jacksonville reported.
A judge also sentenced Croslin to five years of drug-offender probation and a $500,000 fine.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...1_croslin-and-cummings-donna-brock-hope-sykes
Justice was served!
His Honor sentenced her to the minimum mandatory negating YO status...WHY?
MC still has 7 other charged that call for a 30 year minimum, I'd say this girl is going away for a very long time...I just hope she makes good use of her time incarcerated, gets herself an education and do right for herself.
While I get she lived what she's learned throughout her life, it's not an excuse that a judge would like to hear..IMO
While it might garner sympathy, she had choices each time she went to sell drugs to the OC...she even thought it to be a setup at one time, always go with what your gut tells you...I believe she felt important while wheeling and dealing. She has the most charges out of all of that crew. She seemed to have fit in very well...JMHO
Her parents are truly to blame, IMO, RC shouldn't have had an underage girl as his livein babysitter but ultimately, MC is responsible for her own behaviors/actions, she knows right from wrong. I just hope something good comes from this and she does grow to be a productive member of society. I do believe in second chances...JMHO
Still doesn't bring HaLeigh home!
Where is HaLeigh!
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I don't understand these astronomical fines...how will she ever pay back half a million dollars???