Probation violations were a common offense encountered Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Jamie Lee Adkins, 22, of Huntington, W.Va., was arrested after she tested positive for marijuana and other drugs.

“There are some extenuating circumstances that make this (Adkins’ case) worse,” Judge D. Scott Bowling pointed out as he read aloud the results of Adkins’ drug test. The West Virginia woman is pregnant, court officials said.

Although she initially denied she violated her parole, her attorney, Luke Styer, told Bowling during Adkins’ court hearing that, “We’re waiting for a bed to open at The Linda Center (a women’s drug and alcohol treatment facility). She’s on outpatient there now.”

Bowling was emphatic. “It’s 30 months (of incarceration) regardless,” the judge said. “Judicial release is the only thing in question.”

Adkins return to court later that same day to admit she violated her probation and was indeed sentenced to 30 months in prison. Bowling said she may be eligible for judicial release at some point, depending on her behavior. Adkins was on probation for an earlier conviction on theft, and theft of a firearm charges.

Also Wednesday, Erin L. Campbell, was in court to answer a probation violation.

Campbell admitted her guilt on a drug charge last year and was given treatment in lieu of conviction, an unusual and little-used (locally) legal procedure whereby the person’s conviction and sentence is held in abeyance pending the outcome of intensive treatment. There are very specific rules regarding who is and is not eligible for treatment in lieu of conviction.

Campbell and her attorney, Mike Gleichauf, told Bowling Campbell had done well until recently.

“I stayed clean nine and a half months,” Campbell said. “I did relapse at STAR (Community Justice Center) at Thanksgiving. I met this girl…”

“And she got you hooked on it (drugs),” Bowling finished Campbell’s sentence.

“I’m encouraged she’s taking responsibility,” Assistant Lawrence County Prosecutor Jeff Smith said.

Bowling extended Campbell’s community control sanctions (probation) another six months and agreed efforts could be made to find more intensive treatment for her. But he also warned Campbell.

“We can keep extending this for awhile but we may have to, at some point, find you guilty and send you to prison. If you don’t kick this, it’s going to kick you.”