A 35-year-old Bonney Lake woman who allowed her children to become intoxicated at a state park near Wenatchee will serve seven days in jail.

Sitona P. Hellerud pleaded guilty Sept. 21 to one count of reckless endangerment.

She was sentenced by Chelan County District Court Judge Alicia Nakata. Originally, Hellerud had been charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, but one count was dropped as part of a plea agreement.

Hellerud was arrested about 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Lake Wenatchee State Park after several people told authorities that her two children were drunk, according to a press release from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.

When deputies arrived at the scene they discovered a boy and girl “highly intoxicated and semi-conscious” after consuming alcoholic beverages. Park rangers notified the sheriff’s office after they discovered the children unconscious on the beach.

Hellerud was also intoxicated and told deputies the children must have taken the alcohol out of her cooler without her knowledge, the sheriff’s office reported.

Jerry Moore, chief of administration for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, stated witnesses confirmed Hellerud was “recruiting” other children at the park to drink with her children and that Hellerud was plainly providing alcohol to her own children.

Moore stated both children were transported to Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth.

The boy registered an a blood alcohol level of .25 – three times the legal limit. The girl’s alcohol level was reported at .13. The state limit is .08.

Nakata ordered that Hellerud be placed on two years probation. Conditions of the sentence also included that Hellerud consume no alcohol or nonprescription drugs and undergo alcohol and drug assessment and follow treatment recommendations.

She must also comply with recommendations from Child Protective Services.

Natata’s sentence specified Hellerud spend 364 days in jail with 357 suspended and pay a $5,000 fine with $4,650 suspended.

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