Abraham released from prison Tuesday

A Bonners Ferry woman, who provided 16-year-old James “Jimmy” Wiley with the drugs that led to his death, was released Tuesday for good behavior after serving six months in prison.

Nicole Abraham, 23, was assigned to two years probation and will be subjected to drug testing. She also must find a job or attend school fulltime.

“You’re not very old, but your addiction is,” District Judge John Luster told her during a hearing. “Those problems are not going to go away. This is just the beginning. This is a small community and you have a very big reputation. Your actions will be watched very closely.”

Abraham initially was sentenced to two to seven years in prison with a retained jurisdiction after pleading guilty to giving Wylie the ecstasy, oxycontin and methadone that led to his December 2006 death from an overdose.

A retained jurisdiction means Abraham had the opportunity to come before the court after six months to have her progress evaluated. The court then determines if the rest of Abraham’s sentence should be completed, or if she has learned her lesson and can have her sentence reduced.

Abraham was originally expected to go to a six-month rehabilitation treatment center in Seattle, but during her April sentencing Luster thought prison time with drug treatment would be more beneficial to her.

“I was a little scared not knowing what the program was about. It was a good one,” Abraham told the judge. “I really did get a lot from the classes and it helped me in a lot of areas.”

Prosecuter Jack Douglas told Abraham this would mean changes.

“Now the real test begins,” Douglas said.

She is gong to have to lessons leanred here and apply them to outside.

Abraham also served time on another one of the eight felony charges against her in connection with Wylie’s death and separate unrelated drug arrests from Sept. 12, 2006, and Feb. 2, 2008.