STATELINE, Nev. - Former Fallon softball coach Tami Peel admitted violating probation when she drank alcohol before arriving at jail in May, but she requested a lawyer before sentencing at a hearing in Tahoe Justice Court Thursday afternoon.
Peel received a 45-day sentence in Justice Court on April 20 for five counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for providing alcohol to a party for her teenage daughter in January 2008.
Peel allegedly violated her probation in that case when deputies at the Churchill County Jail observed she was intoxicated when she arrived to begin serving her sentence in May.
She admitted the violation probation on Thursday.
"I know I'm guilty of what I've done, I'm completely accountable for that," Peel said at the hearing.
Two possible punishments were discussed at Thursday's hearing. East Fork Justice Court Chief Probation Officer Douglas Swalm recommended a135-day jail sentence for Peel for the alleged violations. During the sentence, Peel should participate in residential substance abuse treatment program and then be placed back on probation, Swalm said.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Ronda Clifton agreed in part, but recommended a harsher sentence to Glasson.
"We want to get the defendant help, but we don't think 135 days is enough," Clifton said.
Although Clifton said she wanted to get Peel help, she called for an additional six months of jail time to be tacked onto Swalm's recommendation.
Following a request from Peel for an attorney, Glasson did not make a decision regarding sentencing on Peel's probation violation on Thursday and said he wasn't sure when a hearing will be held.
Although Peel has previously hired an attorney, she said those efforts have completely sapped her financial resources and requested a public defender at Thursday's hearing.