A former Dollar General employee who helped in a robbery of the store was sentenced Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Janie Francis, 59, of 311 N. Sixth St., Ironton, originally pleaded guilty to counts of third-degree tampering with evidence and misdemeanor theft in February. She was to have been sentenced in March, but changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

On Wednesday in Judge D. Scott Bowling’s courtroom, the results of the woman’s mental evaluation was presented, which stated she was competent to stand trial and did not meet the criteria for an NGRI plea.

According to assistant prosecuting attorney Mike Gleichauf, Francis was an employee at Dollar General when she helped set up a robbery with her son.

Bowling sentenced the woman to four years community control sanctions under intensive supervised probation and STAR. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $865.

In other cases:

• Justin Moore, 26, of 703B S. Ninth St., Ironton, was sentenced to four years CCS/ISP, STAR, a $2,500 fine and a six-month driver’s license suspension. He previously pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of trafficking in drugs.

• Donald Spears, 43, of 1203 Stella Drive, Ashland, pleaded guilty to a third-degree count of attempted tampering with evidence and misdemeanor resisting arrest. He was also found guilty of violating his CCS orders after testing positive for drugs. The tampering and resisting charges were filed because Spears brought urine to his drug screening and then tried to run from probation officers.

Bowling sentenced the man to eight months in prison.

• Steven Horsley, 35, of 4114 Skidmore St., Ashland, was sentenced to four years CCS/ISP, 200 hours of community service and $489 restitution. He previously pleaded guilty to a fifth-degree count of forgery.

• David Morrison, 29, of 2328 County Road 30, Kitts Hill, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of trafficking in heroin. Bowling sentenced the man to nine months in prison.

• Crystal Lewis, 35, of 1405 S. Fourth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of theft of a motor vehicle. Bowling sentenced her to 16 months in prison.

• Aspen Barlow, 19, of 320 N. Fourth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to one fourth- and two fifth-degree counts of trafficking in drugs. Bowling set sentencing for May 25.

• Jeremy Fleet, 36, of 1254 W. Main St., Troy, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to nine months in prison.

• Shane Yates, 28, of 409 Center St., Ironton, pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree count of trafficking in heroin and a fifth-degree count of trafficking in drugs. Bowling set sentencing for May 18.

• Charles Bartrum Jr., 25, of 101 Private Road 2173 County Road 41 S., Pedro, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to nine months in prison.

• Jesse Emery, 24, of 95 Private Drive 3463, Proctorville, admitted CCS violations and was sentenced to an additional year of probation.

• Brittany Wells, 29, of 1260 County Road 411, Proctorville, admitted CCS violations and given credit for time served.

• Lori Ellis, 52, of 28 Private Drive 53 Apt. 10A, Proctorville, was arraigned on counts of fifth-degree theft and forgery, to which she pleaded not guilty. Judge Charles Cooper set bond at $25,000 own-recognizance and set a pretrial for May 18.