BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The first person in Kern County to be charged under the new law that took effect with the passage of Proposition 36 took a plea deal, according to court records.
Dustin Towery, 25, pleaded no contest to a felony count of shoplifting with two prior convictions on March 28. His misdemeanor count of resisting arrest was dismissed on the same day, records show.
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District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Daniela Gonzaga said Towery faces a two-year split sentence, with the first year to be served in custody and the remainder on felony probation.
Sentencing is set for April 28…