A Carmi woman has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for Violation of a Stalking No Contact Order, which is a class 4 Felony. On Monday, 31 year old Misty McFarland was sentenced to 5 years on the first charge with 1 year Mandatory Supervised Release and 5 years on the second charge for the same offense with 1 year of Mandatory Supervised Release to serve concurrent. McFarland was arrested in one case by the White County Sheriff’s Department on April 3, 2022. The other incident involved the White County Sheriff’s Department and Carmi Police Department and occurred on April 2, 2022. State’s Attorney Denton Aud called two witnesses to testify during the hearing before arguments were made as to sentencing alternatives. Public Defender Rhonda Blades represented McFarland. At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing, Judge T Scott Webb considered evidence and arguments before imposing the sentence.
