A Missoula woman admitted to charges related to dealing drugs in Lake County. Reba Ann Hawkins, 37, entered a plea of guilty to felony criminal possession with intent to distribute in District Court in Polson Dec. 11.

The plea was entered as part of an agreement that contemplates a joint recommendation of eight years with the Montana Department of Corrections with all eight years suspended. The judge is not bound by the agreement.

According to court records, on Nov. 18, 2023, a confidential informant contacted law enforcement to report Hawkins. They indicated that she was coming to Pablo from Ronan for a drug deal and would be driving a newer white four-door Kia sedan.

When a vehicle that matched that description showed up to the location described by the informant, law enforcement was there. Hawkins was driving and known by the awaiting officer to be on probation.

The officer had permission to search her vehicle pursuant to Hawkins’s probation officer. The search turned up more than 65 grams of methamphetamine, 124 fentanyl pills with the “M-30” stamp, and 2.7 grams of psilocybin mushrooms.

Judge John A. Mercer set sentencing for Jan. 29. Hawkins remains at liberty.