Crime & Safety
South OC Couple Plead Guilty in Meth Ring with Priest
The couple pleaded guilty Thursday in Hartford, Conn. to their involvement with the interstate methamphetamine trafficking operation.
A couple from San Clemente and Laguna Niguel face prison time after pleading guilty to shipping methamphetamines on consignment to a Connecticut Catholic priest, who also pleaded guilty to being part of the operation.
A California couple pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court here to being "Monsignor Meth" Kevin Wallin's connection to high-quality crystal methamphetamine.
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Chad McClusky, a 43-year-old electrical consultant from San Clemente, and his girlfriend, 47-year-old Kristen Laschober, [of Laguna Niguel] a wardrobe stylist, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Alfred Covello to conspiring to distribute the drug.
Both face up to 10 years in prison when they are sentenced Aug. 8, but the judge ordered them released to inpatient drug treatment after Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Caruso put on the record that both defendants could be eligible for lesser terms because of their drug dependence.
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