Billings resident Layne Pavey admitted Friday that she helped drug trafficker Shon Flores, an ex-Billings Outlaws football player, get and redistribute cocaine from Salt Lake City.

Pavey, 26, became the 10th person charged in a conspiracy in which federal prosecutors said Flores brought an estimated 9 kilos, or almost 20 pounds, of cocaine to Billings.

Pavey, a former catcher for the Montana State University Billings softball team, Flores and three others have pleaded guilty within the past two weeks. On Thursday, Chase Allyn Raynock, 32, a former Outlaws player, coach and staffer, also admitted conspiracy charges. The Outlaws then fired him.

Making her first appearance in court, Pavey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine.

“Shon had me do some things for him,” she said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Seykora said Pavey was involved in drug trafficking from about September 2008 until July. Flores and Pavey had been in an intimate relationship for several years and were living together at Pavey’s house, he said. Pavey moved out in January, but Flores continued living in her house and used it to store and distribute cocaine.

Pavey allowed Flores to use her name to rent cars for drug runs to Salt Lake City, where he would get cocaine. She accompanied Flores on at least two trips and helped pay for the trips with her bank card.

Pavey also used her cell phone to set up drug deals and meetings. She introduced a woman, identified in court records as P.H., to Flores. Soon after, P.H. began getting cocaine from Pavey and Flores for herself, her husband and another person.

In the fall of 2008, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration agents who were conducting independent investigations realized that different groups were connected to the same source and began jointly working the case. The source of supply in Billings was Flores. Flores, 32, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Nov. 4.

During her college career, Pavey was a standout on the Yellowjackets team. She was president of the university’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee, graduating in 2005 with a 3.91 grade-point average.

Pavey faces a minimum mandatory five years to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine. Chief U.S. District Richard Cebull was going to continue her release until sentencing but ordered her into custody after she failed a drug test in the courthouse immediately after the hearing. Cebull set sentencing for Feb. 11.

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