Pendlebury pleads guilty to a conspiracy charge

A Bennington, Vermont woman pleaded guilty this morning in Berkshire Superior Court to a conspiracy charge.  44 year old MARGARET PENDLEBURY appeared before Judge John Agostini. 

PENDLEBURY pleaded guilty to one (1) count of CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE DRUG LAWS, TO WIT: POSSESSION OF METHADONE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE.  Judge Agostini ordered her to pay a $1,250 fine.   

The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on November 22, 2010.   

One (1) count of POSSESSION OF METHADONE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE and one (1) count of DRUG VIOLATION WITHIN A DRUG FREE SCHOOL ZONE were dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth.  

The investigation was conducted by members of the North Adams and Adams Police Departments and state troopers assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, members of the Berkshire County Drug Task Force.