FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - A woman has pleaded guilty to third-degree felony arson and fourth-degree tampering with evidence after an arson fire in Farmington was set to cover up a robbery.
Forty-year-old April Gallegos entered the guilty plea Tuesday in Farmington District Court.
Gallegos was accused of setting fire to the office of the Safeway gas station on Main Street in Farmington in August to cover up stealing around $500 from the safe when she was assistant manager.
Gallegos admitted in court Tuesday that she started the fire to cover up the theft.
Additional charges of embezzlement and burglary were dropped as part of the plea agreement.
Gallegos in 2000 was convicted of distributing methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone.
She is scheduled to be sentenced March 23.
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