Pa. grandma gets 57 months in prison in drug case

June 19, 2012 at 9:55a.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia grandmother has been ordered to spend more than four years in federal prison for selling prescription drugs out of her home.

A judge on Monday ordered Diane Donnelly, 45, to spend 57 months in prison for distribution of a controlled substance and related charges.

Donnelly was arrested in May 2011 after selling drugs to an undercover officer. A search of her home turned up $28,000 in pills including Xanax, Ritalin and Adderall.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports Donnelly was the primary caregiver for her 8-year-old grandson.