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February 14, 2008

Woman convicted on gun and drug charges in Mass.

A woman arrested in Fall River, Mass., on gun and drug distribution charges has been convicted in Taunton, Mass., Superior Court after a two-day trial.

Rebecca Nater, 28, formerly of 18 Augustus St., Fall River, will spend five-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter's office announced today.

Nater was sentenced by Judge Lloyd MacDonald to serve three years in state prison on the illegal firearm charges and then another 30 months on the cocaine distribution charge. Nater will also be placed on probation for an additional five years after serving her full state prison sentence.

Fall River vice unit detectives arrested Nater on June 13, 2006, while using a search warrant at her Augustus Street apartment, Sutter's office said.

Officers found four young children inside, along with Nater and two other individuals and during the apartment search, detectives said they seized about 13 grams of crack cocaine, a .22 caliber revolver loaded with nine rounds of ammunition, a 9mm Hi-Point firearm with nine rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber, $2,570 in cash, marijuana, more ammunition and drug paraphernalia, according to the news release.

Nater was convicted after 40 minutes' deliberation yesterday for possession of a large capacity firearm, two counts of possession of an illegal firearm without a card that authorizes the possession of certain firearms, possession of a firearm while having been previously convicted of a serious drug offense, possession of ammunition, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of marijuana.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:10 PM | Permalink

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