Woman facing prison for no-contact violation

A Langley woman was released from jail after serving time for violating a protection order and then violated the order again that same day, according to court documents.

Prosecutors charged Dana K. McDonald, 54, in Island County Superior Court Sept. 12 with felony violation of a court order with a domestic violence felony predicate.

Violation of a no-contact order becomes a felony if there are two or more prior convictions. If convicted of the charge, McDonald could face more than two years in prison.

The police report says that McDonald was released from jail early in the morning of Sept. 9 after serving time on a conviction for violating a restraining order barring her from contacting a man.

Later that day, McDonald returned to the home in violation of the no-contact order, the report states. She allegedly forced a door open, went into the house, took a set of keys and drove away in a pickup truck.