A Bradley County woman arrested in July 2007 when she crossed into the United States from Mexico using an assumed name was sentenced this week in a methamphetamine conspiracy case.

Patricia Laney was being sought on a Federal warrant for conspiracy to deliver over 500 grams of methamphetamine when U.S. border agents caught her trying to re-enter the country from Mexico. At that time she was a top 10 fugitive for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.

Laney gave border-crossing officers a known alias, which showed up in their computer system as one that she used. Laney was subsequently transferred back to Bradley County.

A judge sentenced her on Thursday to 151 months in federal detention to be followed by 36 months of supervised release.

Bradley County Sheriff’s Detective Carl Maskew assisted in the investigation and prosecution of the case under Project Safe Neighborhoods.