Woman pleads guilty to fifth DUI

A Kalispell woman pleaded guilty Thursday to her fifth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and admitted that she broke conditions of parole she was serving for a previous felony DUI charge.

Anna Alcock, 48, received a suspended sentence in December 2013 for committing her fourth DUI. She was on probation, serving a 35-month suspended sentence, when she was arrested Aug. 21 for speeding down Main Street in Kalispell while intoxicated.

A breath sample collected at the time of arrest showed that Alcock’s blood-alcohol concentration was .206. The legal limit is .08.

“I have been sober for three years and I made a bad choice that day,” Alcock told Judge Heidi Ulbricht as she admitted the crime. “I want to take responsibility. My children were taken away and I would like to get them back.”

Public defender Brent Getty noted that Alcock will be eligible for an alcohol dependency treatment program while she is in jail, and that access to treatment is something Alcock wants.

“Because the sooner you get treatment, the sooner you can get back in your kids’ lives,” Getty said.

Ulbricht revoked Alcock’s suspended sentence and found her guilty of the new DUI charge. Sentencing was set for Nov. 19.

Reporter Megan Strickland may be reached at 758-4459 or by email at mstrickland@dailyinterlake.com.