Coach Gets No Jail in Liquor Case

(New Palestine, Indiana) Former gymnastics coach at New Palestine High School, Andrea Chestnut, was accused earlier this month of providing alcohol to her gymnastics team members and later charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Subsequently, Chestnut pleaded guilty to the charges and, in a related action, the Southern Hancock School Board dismissed her from her coaching position.

In the latest development, Chestnut has been sentenced. Fortunately for her child, Chestnut avoided jail.

Andrea Chestnut, 30, received a year's probation, 100 hours community service and an order to participate in a drug and alcohol awareness program when she was sentenced Friday. She also must undergo mental health testing and agree to participate in any treatment that is recommended, under the sentence handed down by Hancock Superior Court Judge Dan Marshall.

The prosecutor had urged for 60 days in jail but Judge Marshall ruled otherwise.