Diversion

In criminal law, a defendant is diverted out of the criminal justice system rather than being incarcerated. Criminal charges are typically dropped when a defendant successfully completes a diversion program. The defendant therefore avoids the stigma of a criminal conviction. Diversion programs are usually only available to defendants charged with misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies involving drugs or alcohol.

Police found a wine bottle in her car. She was arrested a second time after driving her vehicle into several poles and shopping carts in a Walmart parking lot. She was arrested 14 days later when an off-duty police officer saw her driving erratically on North College Avenue. Police said she was intoxicated.

Jackson served one year in jail, which was the maximum sentence allowed, for all three DWI convictions.

Jackson killed a Fayetteville city worker, Jackie Luper of West Fork, in September 2011. She drove into a city construction zone in front of Butterfield Trail Village on Joyce Boulevard, hitting Luper and injuring two other workers.

She pleaded guilty in 2012 to misdemeanor negligent homicide in Luper’s death. She served six months in the Washington County Detention Center and was given probation for one year.

In November 2015, Johnson police issued a warrant for Jackson’s arrest. Police said they were looking for Jackson because she didn’t pay a taxi fare. Jackson didn’t appear in court as ordered, according to police. Both of those charges were misdemeanors.