Gust enters guilty plea

BONNERS FERRY —Less than a week before her jury trial was scheduled, Shawnna R. Gust, 43, of Bonners Ferry, pled guilty to felony grand theft at her pre-trial conference on Jan. 8.

Gust, a former Boundary Well Life Pharmacy employee, was charged with grand theft on July 12, 2012 after the authorities say she withheld checks and/or cash in excess of $1,000 from the pharmacy.

The authorities say that Gust withheld the money sometime between Oct. 1, 2008, and March 31, 2011.

Gust’s sentencing is scheduled for April 2 at 1:30 p.m.