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A Nixa woman who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase at night with no headlights was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison without parole.
Gina N. Nunez, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool after pleading guilty to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
On Jan. 13, 2022, Nunez admitted that she was in possession of methamphetamine found in her vehicle after she led officers on a high-speed chase over two stop strips before crashing her vehicle and being arrested.
The high-speed chase began when a sergeant with the Christian County, Mo., Sheriff’s office attempted to stop Nunez, who was driving a gray Honda on U.S. Highway 65, a few minutes before midnight on June 27, 2021. She was driving approximately 17 to 32 miles per hour on the highway and crossing over the center line.
Despite the sergeant following her with his emergency lights and siren on for approximately three minutes, Nunez then accelerated to speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour northbound on U.S. Highway 65 to the Finley River bridge, where Ozark, Mo., police officers had positioned spike strips.
Nunez continued travelling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, without headlights, into Greene County, where the Greene County Sheriff’s office deployed a spike strip near U.S. Highway 65 and Chestnut Expressway. She crashed her vehicle onto Interstate 44 at approximately 12:16 a.m., and was subsequently arrested.
Law enforcement officers searched Nunez’s vehicle and found six plastic bags in the front passenger floorboard that contained a total of 134 grams of pure methamphetamine, as well as multiple baggies of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Officers also found a purse that contained numerous knives.
Nunez has multiple convictions for possession of a controlled substance, multiple convictions for possession of a controlled substance for distribution, and a conviction for accessory to murder in which the victim was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed repeatedly.
This case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron A. Beaver, and was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Christian County, Mo., Sheriff’s office, the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s office, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, the Nixa, Mo., Police Department, and the Ozark, Mo., Police Department.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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