Jennifer Blake, a former school psychologist at Eugene School District 4J, pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking conspiracy charge Thursday, April 23.

Prosecutors said Blake and her wife, Amandra Heffelfinger, helped run an online site selling illicit drugs out of their home in Lebanon.

The website, known as Rocky Mountain Connections, sold methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD, among other drugs, to buyers around the country, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Blake pleaded guilty in Ohio to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. No date has yet been set for her sentencing. Depending on the amount of drugs involved, the charge can carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Heffelfinger, also a former school psychologist, pleaded guilty April 9 to the same charge, as did another co-defendant, Jesse Wasson.

At the time of Blake’s indictment Oct. 2, she was 39 years old and worked at 4J.

Blake began the school year at her two assigned schools, Chávez Elementary School and Twin Oaks Elementary School, before being moved out of the buildings, a district spokesperson said last fall. 

Kelly McIver, 4J spokesperson, said Wednesday that Blake last was employed by the school district in December. McIver previously said employees may use earned leave and be paid when unable to report to work.

In response to a records request by Lookout Eugene-Springfield seeking any employment separation letters between the district and Blake, the district said they “identified a document that responds to this request,” but “the district declines to produce the responsive document because it is exempt from disclosure in its entirety.”

The district cited state law about teacher personnel records.

Heffelfinger worked as a school psychologist in the Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District, according to court documents.  As of Nov. 13, Heffelfinger was no longer an employee, Linn Benton Lincoln Superintendent Jason Hay previously said.