Nevada – A Nevada woman, 31-year-old JuIie, was sentenced earlier this week to a prison term of twelve to thirty five years after pleading guilty to voIuntary mansIaughter and DUl in connection with the death of her partner, R. Pennardo. According to Nevada authorities, the defendant was accused of deliberately driving into her partner with her vehicle during a heated aItercation in May last year at their Nevada home, after discovering a used femaIe hygiene product belonging to another woman in his trash. The judge set her minimum release eligibility at twelve years in prison .

According to court records, the incident began when the defendant confronted her 51-year-old partner about the femaIe hygiene product she found in the trash. She told responding officers that she got into her vehicIe after her partner allegedly struck her vehicle with a steeI chain, breaking the windows, and that she forgot she had the steering wheel cranked all the way to the right when she accelerated forward. Prosecutors said her vehicIe struck the man, hurling him into a waII; he died in the hospital the following day.

The defendant pleaded guilty earlier this year to voIuntary mansIaughter and DUl resuIting in death, avoiding a trial on more serious charges including open murder. The plea deal stipulated an 8- to 20‑year sentence for manslaughter and a 6- to 15‑year term for the DUI charge. The judge then applied a deadly-weapon enhancement, which increased her sentence range to 12 to 35 years .

The defendant told Nevada authorities that her partner became violent during the confrontation and attacked her vehicIe. She told investigators she was frightened and hit the gas in panic, not necessarily intending to kill him . Toxicology reports and police records show both were under the influence of controlled substances: the woman admitted taking fentanyI earlier that day and meth was later found inside her vehicIe. The victim also tested positive for drugs during his autopsy .

Investigators canvassed the crime scene area, interviewed multiple witnesses, and collected the discarded hygiene product as evidence of the initial altercation. Digital data including phone communications and social media interactions were also reviewed to reconstruct the timeline and the emotional context leading up to the confrontation. Prosecutors confirmed in court that the product found in the trash likely belonged to the victim’s female roommate, not the defendant or another romantic interest.

The plea deal and sentencing concluded the court proceedings. the defendant will be eligible for parole in 2037, after serving the twelve-year minimum. The case remains under review by criminal justice officials, and the tragic event has sparked discussions in Nevada about domestic violence, impaired driving, and the role of substance use in fatal disputes.