Johnston trial on drug charges delayed until May

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By ZAZ HOLLANDER
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Published: February 13th, 2009 11:56 AM
Last Modified: February 13th, 2009 05:35 PM

PALMER - Sherry Johnston came to court this morning with an entourage - son Levi, daughter Mercedes and her new attorney, prominent Anchorage defense lawyer Rex Butler.

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Investigators with the Mat-Su drug unit arrested Johnston in December at her home off Wasilla-Fishhook Road. She sold pills in the Wasilla Target parking lot to informants working with investigators, according to court documents filed by Alaska State Troopers.

Her arrest received national attention because her son, Levi Johnston, 18, is the father of Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, Tripp, born in December.

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With the presidential election over and the national media long gone, no one paid special attention to the group, though Superior Court Judge Eric Smith did ask one of the young men to remove his ball cap.

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