Broker In Ecstasy Drug Sale Sentenced
Sale Led To Death Of Louisville High School Student
A 18-year-old was sentenced to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service for setting up the sale of ecstasy that led to a friend's death.
The woman was also ordered to write a letter of apology to the family of Brittney Chambers (pictured, left) and undergo random drugs tests while on probation.
The unidentified woman fought back tears during her sentencing in Boulder on
Thursday. She has not been publicly identified because she was 17 at the time of the crime.
She was convicted in April of conspiracy to sell ecstasy
to other students at Louisville's Monarch High School.
The students bought the drug for Chambers' 16th
birthday party. Chambers went into a coma after taking a pill Jan.
27 and died a few days later.
The Boulder coroner ruled that Chambers died because she drank so much water
after taking ecstasy that her kidneys shut down and her brain
swelled.
The 18-year-old sentenced Thursday admitted that she set up the deal because she wanted to help a friend, Rebecca Sheffield, with money problems, according to court
testimony. She arranged a meeting in a school bathroom between
Sheffield, also a student, and Chambers' friends.
Sheffield, 18, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell a
controlled substance and prosecutors have recommended probation.
Her husband, Travis Schuerger, 20, is awaiting trial on charges of
supplying the ecstasy.
The girls who obtained the drug pleaded guilty in the case and
were given one-year deferred sentences. The girls, ages 16 and 17,
admitted taking ecstasy with Chambers at her home the night of birthday party.
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The woman was also ordered to write a letter of apology to the family of Brittney Chambers (pictured, left) and undergo random drugs tests while on probation.
The unidentified woman fought back tears during her sentencing in Boulder on
Thursday. She has not been publicly identified because she was 17 at the time of the crime.
She was convicted in April of conspiracy to sell ecstasy
to other students at Louisville's Monarch High School.
The students bought the drug for Chambers' 16th
birthday party. Chambers went into a coma after taking a pill Jan.
27 and died a few days later.
- May 3, 2001: Teens Accused In Ecstasy Death Given Probation
- April 27, 2001: Teen Convicted In Connection With Ecstasy Sale
- April 20, 2001: Officers's Conduct In Ecstasy Case Being Investigated
- March 22, 2001: Friends Of Teen Ecstasy Victim Plead Guilty
- March 6, 2001: Teens Bound Over For Trial In Connection With Ecstasy Death
- February 23, 2001: Warrant Issued For Boy In Ecstasy Case
- February 22, 2001: Ecstasy Dangers Discussed At High School Meeting
- February 16, 2001: Boulder County Ecstasy Suspect Jailed On Previous Drug Charges
- February 13, 2001: Ecstasy Case Arrest Expected
- February 12, 2001: Ecstasy Death Caused By 'Water Intoxication'
- February 9, 2001: Lab Tests Show Fatal Ecstasy Pill Untainted
- February 8, 2001: Boulder Probe Into Ecstasy Party Continues
- February 7, 2001: Boulder Deputies Suspended Over Ecstasy Case
- February 5, 2001: Ecstasy Suspects Due In Court This Week
- February 4, 2001: Ecstasy Suspects Post Bond, Victim's Family Plans Memorial
- February 3, 2001: Girl In Ecstasy-Induced Coma Dies
- February 1, 2001: Arrests Are Near In Ecstasy Sale
- January 31, 2001: Girl Remains In Coma As Authorities Issue Ecstasy Warning
- January 29, 2001: Girl In Critical Condition After Consuming 'Ecstasy' Drug
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