EAST ST. LOUIS — A 21-year-old Centralia woman was sentenced Friday to 6-years in federal prison, after she earlier pleaded guilty to multiple meth-related crimes.
Katelyn Woolever, also known as “Baby K,” pleaded guilty June 25 to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and possession of pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture meth.
According to court documents, from approximately December 2012, to February 21, 2014, in Marion, Clinton and Jefferson Counties, Woolever agreed to, and did, provide pills containing pseudoephedrine to others knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine in order to support her own drug habit and to make extra cash.
Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, after Woolever completes her prison sentence, she will have to serve 5 years supervised release, as well as pay a $400 fine and a $200 special assessment.
There is no parole in the federal system.
Information leading to the conviction of Woolever was obtained in an investigation conducted by the FBI, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by the Illinois State Police Methamphetamine Response Team, and the Centralia Police Department. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Kit Morrissey.