Sherry Johnston, the troubled mother of Levi Johnston, the ex-fiancé of Bristol Palin, has been granted a short reprieve to consider her options.
An Alaskan judge Friday postponed her May 18 jury trial on felony charges for allegedly selling OxyContin. Instead, the judge, Eric Smith, scheduled a May 21 hearing at which Johnston, 42, will have the opportunity to discuss her case with a prosecutor and judge and consider changing her plea.
Johnston had previously pleaded not guilty to charges resulting from a December 2008 arrest for allegedly pedalling the prescription drug in a Wasilla shopping center parking lot. Johnston later told PEOPLE she became addicted to the painkiller after taking it years ago to treat pain from a hysterectomy and several subsequent surgeries.
Johnston’s attorney, Rex Butler, did not return calls Friday. Messages left at the district attorney’s office in Palmer, Alaska, were also not returned.
Johnston’s son, Levi, 18, recently claimed in TV interview that tensions with Bristol Palin and her family have prevented him from spending quality time with the estranged pair’s infant son, Tripp. Meanwhile, Bristol Palin, 19, has finished high shool and graduated with classmates in Wasilla on May 14.
Public date: May 16th, 2009
May 31, 2009
Levi is so clueless… He knocks Bristol up and then wonders why the Palins hate him so much? What an idiot… her parents were simply watching out for their daughter and trying to AVOID exactly what happened. Now he uses their animosity to his advantage to make himself look like the victim. Bristol and Tripp are, NOT Levi! If he were a REAL MAN and really CARED, he would not let anything in the way of him fulfilling his responsibilities as a father and husband. But apparently, he’s only man enough to become a father, and not a HUSBAND. So that only makes him HALF a MAN. How sad, but so convenient!