Dresden Woman Sentenced following Shoot Out with Police

ZANESVILLE, OH – A Dresden woman has been sentenced to a minimum of 46 years in prison after a shoot out with police back in March.

Rebecca Besser was sentenced over the weekend to between 46 and 50 years after firing at Muskingum County Sheriff’s Deputies during an armed standoff at her residence.

The incident on March 25th began when officers attempted to serve Besser an eviction notice, that’s when she threatened officers and barricaded herself inside of the apartment.

Besser faced 39 charges and the Court imposed 8 years on each felonious assault count and 14 years for each firearm specification.

She was also ordered to forfeit her weapons and pay restitution for the law enforcement drone she shot in the standoff.

According to a press release from the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office, at the time of sentencing, Besser expressed no remorse and continued to remain that her actions were justified.