Versailles, In. — A Batesville woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of drugs within 500-feet of a public park. Three years of the sentence were converted to probation following her guilty plea.
Bernice Kersey, 41, tossed a package containing drugs during a traffic stop on Park Avenue near Western Avenue. Officers quickly recovered the package and also found more drugs in Kersey’s purse. While being questioned Kersey told police she was delivering drugs to a subject that lived on Park Avenue.
