Court restarts three‑year sentence on community corrections after Sharon Lee pleads no contest to probation violation

Sharon K. Lee pleaded no contest May 20 in Dixon County Criminal Court to a probation violation alleging use of intoxicants (rule 8), and the judge found her in violation, restarted her previously suspended three‑year sentence on community corrections and ordered a one‑year drug rehabilitation program as a condition of that placement.

Defense counsel confirmed the agreement in court: the rule‑8 violation would be accepted in settlement, the separate alleged rule‑1 violation would be dismissed, and the court would restart Lee's 3‑year sentence to community corrections. The transcript records the documents were dated May 20, 2025, and defense counsel indicated work on obtaining jail credits. The court placed Lee under oath and confirmed she understood rights she waived by pleading.

The judge stated the sentence would be "restarted on community corrections" and reiterated the requirement that Lee complete a one‑year drug‑rehabilitation program as a condition of community corrections. The court pronounced that this constituted the judgment of the court.

The transcript shows Lee answered that she understood the rights explained by the court and chose to accept the negotiated disposition. The defense counsel who represented Lee in court identified himself as Mr. Talbot; the public defender's office had represented other defendants earlier in the docket.

Court paperwork and a presentence/status process were discussed in brief, and the judge instructed clerks to note the judgment in the record.