Angela Cunningham, 46, of Bourbon, was sentenced February 3, 2016 in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 by Judge Robert Bowen to 20 years imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Correction. Cunningham plead guilty to Dealing in Methamphetamine in two separate cases.
Cunningham was on probation for methamphetamine-related charges when she was arrested. On December 8, 2014, Cunningham was either sleeping or passed out when the store manager of a Bremen gas station noticed her in the parking lot and called for police assistance. Officer Bradley Kile of the Bremen Police Department encountered Cunningham when he responded to the call. Cunningham had 11.4 grams of methamphetamine in her possession, admitted to smoking methamphetamine prior to Officer Kile’s arrival. She was subsequently arrested and charged accordingly.
In exchange for the guilty plea, the State dismissed lesser charges against Cunningham as well as another unrelated case. Judge Bowen accepted the agreement reached between Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tami Napier and defense attorney Tom Black.
Judge Bowen listed aggravating factors of Cunningham having a history of criminal or delinquent behavior and of violating the conditions of her probation, parole, community corrections placement, and pretrial release. Judge Bowen found no mitigating factors in Cunningham’s favor. Finding the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating; Bowen sentenced Cunningham to twenty years. Cunningham remains incarcerated in the Marshall County Jail until transport to the Indiana Department of Correction.
Prosecuting Attorney Nelson Chipman pointed out Cunningham’s age of 46. “This is sad example of how methamphetamine addicts even middle aged adults. Her last chance to turn her life around is now behind the walls of Indiana’s prison system.” Chipman added, “What a waste.”
