LOCKPORT – A City of Tonawanda woman, who admitted driving to North Tonawanda City Court with 60 small bags of crack cocaine in the glove compartment of her car, pleaded guilty to a drug felony Monday in Niagara County Court.
Rebecca L. Szumigala, 20, of William Street, was admitted by County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment after she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Szumigala faces up to 5 1/2 years in prison if she washes out of the program.
Her passenger, also questioned by North Tonawanda police about the drugs, found in a consent search of the auto, is under indictment for third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Eli L. Clark, 23, of Evelyn Street, Buffalo, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13.
Rebecca L. Szumigala, 20, of William Street, was admitted by County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment after she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Szumigala faces up to 5 1/2 years in prison if she washes out of the program.
Her passenger, also questioned by North Tonawanda police about the drugs, found in a consent search of the auto, is under indictment for third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Eli L. Clark, 23, of Evelyn Street, Buffalo, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13.