Trial set for Brianna Volesky on drug charges

A trial date was set Thursday on drug charges for Brianna Volesky, who is already serving prison time in the death of her 2-year-old daughter.

Volesky, 20, of Swisher, was charged with nine methamphetamine charges after being sentenced Oct. 21, in Linn County Court to 10 years in prison for neglect of a child and involuntary manslaughter in the death of her daughter Skylar Inman in 2008.

A trial date is set Jan. 3, in Linn County District Court.

Volesky is charged with one count of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and one count of possession of precursors between April 2009 and July 2010, and seven counts of violation of pseudoephedrine restrictions.

Volesky remains in the Linn County Jail on a $32,ooo bond.

According to a criminal complaint, officers conducted an investigation  and found Volesky violated the pseudoephedrine restriction law on numerous occasions, purchasing 114,700 milligrams from local pharmacies.

Officers conducted the search at Volesky's residence earlier this year and found evidence of methamphetamine use, according to criminal complaint.

The search was conducted in August during the first-degree murder trial of Lee Muldoon, 25, of Coggon, Volesky's ex-boyfriend, also sentenced last month to 10 years in prison for his part in Skylar's death.

Muldoon's trial ended when the evidence was found and it called into question the credibility of the prosecution's key witness, Volesky. She was to testify about his abuse of Skylar. Without her testimony, First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said he couldn't prove his case and offered Muldoon a plea deal.