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Dawn's story so far

April 1982: Dawn Nicole Harris is born.

1998: She marries Latonye L. "Tony" Smith.

May 12, 1999: Son Tonio Smith is born.

Nov. 12, 2000: Son David Smith is born.

Oct. 26, 2001: Son Kobe Smith is born.

February 2003: Dawn steals a prescription pad from a University of Kentucky dentist's office.

September-November 2003: Dawn writes fraudulent prescriptions for 540 pills.

Nov. 11, 2003: She's arrested for the prescription-pad theft.

January 2004: Dawn is indicted on six counts of obtaining pills fraudulently and one count of theft of prescription pad.

March 25, 2004: After pleading guilty, Dawn enters drug court.