Two defendants plead in Florida illegal gambling case
Sheldon Wetherholt entered a no-contest plea to racketeering and conspiracy charges, and Sharon Fedrick pleaded guilty to the same charges, according to the report. Prosecutors plan to seek a three-to-12-month county jail term for Wetherholt and three to five years for Fedrick; a judge will decide Wetherholt’s sentence. Both charges carry potential prison terms of up to 30 years, and former sheriff Marcos Lopez has pleaded not guilty.
The pleas may affect the prosecution’s case against Lopez and other defendants in the alleged multi-county gambling operation.