A Hutchinson woman was enter pleas in three cases involving the distribution of methamphetamine caught a break Monday by Judge Tim Chambers.

Dinah Sanchez-Loredo had entered pleas to numerous charges and both sides agreed as part of the plea agreement that they would recommend 130-months total in prison. In fact, her attorney John Sullivan told the judge that if he could, he would recommend less time for his client. He told the judge that it was a heated negotiation between him and Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton to get the agreement they did. The state represented at this hearing by Senior Assistant District Attorney Steve Maxwell also stood by the agreement.

But, Judge Chamber ran all the charges in each case concurrent to each other, then the three cases consecutive to each other for a total of 90-months, 40-months less then what the state and the defense had agreed on.

In one of the cases, she was arrested when the vehicle she and Amber Moore were in was stopped by drug detectives as they were coming back to Hutchinson from Dodge City. They allegedly had a large quantity of drugs and both were charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package. That was from back in 2007, and the case has been on appeal over a motion to suppress, but the state won the appeal.

The other two cases also involve the distribution of meth. She was arrested in January for being in possession of meth with intent to sell. She was allegedly caught with the drugs and paraphernalia and allegedly had 3-ounces on her. She was also arrested back in early November of last year, along with Natasha Willm for allegedly having over a pound of meth.

Deputy District Attorney Tom Stanton agreed as part of the agreement to not refer the cases to the feds for federal prosecution.

But, again the judge gave her a tremendous break giving her roughly 7 1/2 years in prison instead of the nearly 11-years she could have gotten.