SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A woman who gave $5 to a panhandler in Salem and then took it back at gunpoint pleaded guilty Monday to third-degree robbery.
The Statesman Journal reports (http://stjr.nl/votQpC) 26-year-old Meghan Fleming faces two years’ probation when she is sentenced Jan. 17 in Marion County Circuit Court.
Her lawyer says the incident last September with a pellet pistol could be explained by a change in Fleming’s medication and an aggressive panhandler.
The court is deciding whether Fleming will be sentenced for a misdemeanor or felony. A felony conviction would prevent her from continuing to work as a caregiver for a relative.
