A North Platte woman will spend the next three to six years in prison after she was sentenced in Lincoln County District Court, on Monday.

Sara Henderson appeared before Judge Richard Birch for sentencing, after pleading no contest to felony burglary and felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

On Valentine’s Day, a deputy with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol whey they observed a vehicle parked in a secluded area near the Scouts Rest Ranch Campground.

As the deputy approached the area in his vehicle, the suspect vehicle left the area at a high rate of speed.

The deputy eventually got the vehicle to stop near Buffalo Bill Avenue and Scouts Rest Ranch Road, and made contact with the driver, 34-year-old Sara Henderson, and a male passenger, 30-year-old Lucas Sellers.

The deputy reported smelling burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle and said Henderson admitted that there was marijuana in the vehicle.

Following a subsequent search, the deputy located the marijuana along with a large bag of what appeared to be methamphetamine.

As the deputy attempted to detain the duo, Henderson escaped, got back in her vehicle and drove off.

She was soon located hiding in a storage shed at her residence. However, Henderson was not ready to give up and had to be pepper-sprayed before she was taken into custody.

A further search of Henderson’s person revealed a large amount of meth.  Deputies also conducted a more thorough search of her vehicle and located a large amount of cash, stolen property and stolen credit cards.

Henderson was placed under arrest and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, flight to avoid arrest, obstructing a peace officer, criminal possession of a financial transaction device, theft by deception and theft by shoplifting.

Sellers was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Several charges against Henderson were dropped after she agreed to a plea deal.

Prior to sentencing, prosecutors asked Judge Birch to give Henderson a lengthy jail sentence, saying she put her children, the public, and law enforcement at risk with her actions.

They also said that Henderson’s attitude and behavior in court, where she could be seen smiling and attempting to communicate with people in the gallery, indicated that she didn’t take the charges against her seriously.

Henderson then read a lengthy statement to the court, stating that she was aware she was heading down the wrong path and asked for a chance to turn her life around.

Judge Birch then stated that he agreed with prosecutors that the charges against Henderson were serious and warranted a prison sentence, saying anything else would depreciate from the seriousness of the charges against her.

He then sentenced Henderson to three to six years on the burglary charge and three to six years on the meth-distribution charge.

The sentences will run concurrently.