Drug dealers plead guilty

Roommates at a house in Sunridge pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing drugs in a network authorities say included Douglas High School.

Antonio Wood, 23, faces up to 36 years in Nevada State Prison and $115,000 in fines after pleading guilty to trafficking in a controlled substance, burglary with a firearm and ex-felon in possession of a firearm.

Kurt Hewlett, 19, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, and faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The men are to be sentenced April 21 by District Judge Dave Gamble and are in custody in Douglas County Jail.

A third defendant, Annalyse Klekar, 18, is set for a hearing Wednesday in East Fork Justice Court.

All three must accept the terms of their plea agreements to avoid prosecution on greater charges.

The district attorney's office agreed to recommend Wood's sentences be served concurrently which means he could serve 4-10 years.

Probation is up to the discretion of the judge.

"I believed by selling drugs I could make easy money with no regard toward the people I was selling to. I was selling drugs to support my habit," Wood said.

As for the burglary charge, Wood said he was fired by this employer at the airport even though Wood believed he was responsible for keeping the business afloat.

"I entered his hangar and stole from him in a rage. I got high and stole firearms, a headset and a couple of GPS systems," Wood said.

Wood told Gamble he has two felony convictions in California.

Before arraigning Hewlett, Gamble said he knew the suspect from appearances in juvenile court and offered to transfer the case, but both attorneys asked Gamble to hear the matter.

Hewlett admitted selling 3-4 grams of cocaine for $150 to a confidential source.

"I agreed with Tony to sell some coke," Hewlett said.

Gamble refused to lower Hewlett's $25,000 bail.

"I have absolutely no intention of letting you out of jail," Gamble said. "I can't think of any place better for you."

He asked Hewlett if there was "some sort of hero worship thing going on with this Wood guy.

"Why were you acting like his little boy, selling his drugs?" Gamble asked.

Hewlett said Wood looked out for him and gave him free drugs.

Gamble asked the jail to keep Hewlett and Wood apart.

Authorities raided the house on Jan. 27 and recovered 15.8 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, 127 suspected Ecstasy tablets, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, prescription pills, a price list, firearms, GPS units and aviation gear at the Haystack Drive residence shared by the three suspects.

Investigators identified Wood as a suspect in a burglary that occurred Jan. 25 at Minden-Tahoe Airport.

A number of AK-47 and SKS assault rifles were stolen along with sporting-type firearms, portable global positioning system units and aviation electronics gear.