Mother agrees to plea deal
A Butler woman pleaded guilty to several charges, including child endangerment, retail theft and weapons possession, in three different cases against her in Butler County Court on Wednesday.
Amanda J. McCune, 23, entered guilty pleas to felony retail theft misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor possession of a weapon in court facility before county Judge Timothy McCune.
The plea agreement calls for a sentence of three to six months in Butler County Prison, 18 months probation, 15 hours of community service, restitution, fines and costs. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 14.
She entered the plea to the child endangerment after Butler City police said she overdosed on heroin and was revived with naloxone, while caring for her 1-year-old child on March 20, 2016, on St. Paul Street in Butler.
She also was initially charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia in the incident.
Police said she was found unresponsive on the floor of a child's bedroom when emergency crews got to her apartment. Empty stamp bags of heroin were found next to a trash can in the bathroom, and inside the can was another stamp bag and a drug-cooking spoon, police said.
McCune eventually regained consciousness and “admitted using heroin with several friends while (her baby) was in her care and custody,” according to court documents.
She also pleaded to the retail theft charge after city police said she stole two cans of air conditioning recharger, a deadbolt lock and two packages of air freshener, valued at $76.32 from Family Dollar at Pullman Square, Butler, on Sept. 29. 2016.
McCune was also charged with possessing a weapon at the Butler County Government Center on West Diamond Street, Butler, on Jan. 5.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office said McCune was found with a set of brass knuckles after the X-ray machine in the lobby detected the metal knuckles in her purse.
