The defense of a Butler woman accused of attempted homicide came to a halt Tuesday when the woman entered a plea deal with the most serious charges dropped.

Mackenzie P. Peters, 23, appeared in court shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit. During a hearing originally scheduled to allow prosecutors to provide more evidence against Peters, she pleaded guilty to four counts of reckless endangerment and two counts of hindering apprehension for her involvement in a drive-by shooting in Butler on April 5, 2018.

In pleading to the charges, Peters admitted to providing transportation in a car to someone who she knew had an illegal firearm on them and helping to conceal the gun from authorities.

As Judge Timothy McCune reviewed the case, her lawyer, Joseph M. Kecskemethy, placed his hand on Peters' shoulder before McCune accepted her plea deal. She faces a minimum of 18 months of incarceration, according to Kecskemethy.

“Basically, you are charged for driving a guy around (who) you knew wanted to hurt people,” Kecskemethy said to Peters. “Are those facts substantially true?”

“Yes,” Peters said.

Butler police accused Peters of driving 27-year-old Raheem Robinson in a white Chrysler Sebring to Sixth Avenue, where Robinson allegedly shot at a group of people. The two were charged with felony attempted homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, tampering with or fabricating evidence and criminal conspiracy.

Robinson also was charged with felony persons not to possess a firearm. Robinson's case is still active and he has not pleaded guilty to anything.

Days after the incident, Pittsburgh police found and impounded Peters' car. City police seized evidence from the vehicle, including pieces of plastic bumper that matched pieces collected from the crime scene.

Several victims attended Tuesday's hearing. After McCune accepted Peters' plea deal, one victim, Kirisa Taimuty, walked out in tears.

Peters will be sentenced in the following weeks.

Peters is the mother of Bentley Thomas Miller, who died two years ago this month after suffering injuries in what police allege was a sexual assault by Peters' then-boyfriend, Keith J. Lambing, 22.

She previously pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of children for injuries Bentley suffered before his death as well as an 18-month-old child who police say was in a motel room and in the presence of drug paraphernalia. She was sentenced to three years of probation.