Grayville Woman Sentenced To DOC After Violating Probation

Cassandra A. Goldman, Wabash County State's Attorney, reports that Ashley Murphy, a 29-year old Grayville, Illinois woman, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge Michael J. Valentine in Wabash County Circuit Court.

State's Attorney Goldman advises that the Defendant was charged November 5, 2018, with Possession of Controlled Substance a Class 4 Felony. On November 5, 2018, Ms. Murphy was placed on Probation for 2 years. After admitting to a violation of her probation on July 22, 2019, Ms. Murphy was sentenced to 2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release (parole).

FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENSE:

That on the 2nd day of November, 2018, in Wabash County, Illinois the Defendant, ASHLEY MURPHY, committed the offense of POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, in that said Defendant knowingly and unlawfully had in her possession one tramadol tablet, a controlled substance, other than as authorized in the Controlled Substances Act, in violation of 720 ILCS 570/402(c). A CLASS 4 FELONY