An Austin woman has been sentenced to two years supervised probation, restitution and fines for providing sanctuary to a runaway teenager despite restraining orders prohibiting contact with him and his family.

Vicki Lynn Hanson was convicted of two felony counts of depriving another of parental rights through a plea bargain agreement, which led to the dismissal of six felony counts and one misdemeanor count of violation of a harassment restraining order and a single gross misdemeanor count of contribute to the need for protection or service of a juvenile.

According to the criminal complaint, the Mower County Sheriff’s Office served the HRO to the Hanson family — Vicki, her husband and her daughter — Jan. 16, which prohibited contact with 16-year-old teen and his family. The order was initially incorrect, the complaint said, showing an effective date of only one day, which the Hanson’s quickly called to question during a visit to Mower County Court Administration.

The complaint said the couple caused “such a disturbance” that court administration staff contacted the sheriff’s office. The HRO was changed to reflect the year-long effective date; interviews with the deputy who initially delivered the order said he had informed the Hanson family of the error and told them to clarify the issue with court administration.

Authorities found the defendant and her daughter with the boy Jan. 19, which led to Hanson’s and her daughter’s arrest. The daughter was placed in Many Rivers Detention Center, the complaint said, adding that the 16-year-old was placed in a Rochester-based group home by his parents for two weeks.

Following his Jan. 31 release the boy ran away from home Feb. 9, and was seen climbing into a car with the defendant at Freedom Station. About a month later, police found My Space bulletins on the teen’s profile page from Hanson’s daughter, which included a photograph of the two. He had a cleanly-shaved head. The daughter would send another message to the teen, this time asking that he not do what he’d planned to do, and telling him to be “careful with a knife.”

On March 7, the boy’s mother sent a birthday card for her son to the Hanson house, believing he was there. He would later confirm to his brother that he received the card.

The defendant was served a notice of a hearing for the HRO violation at her workplace at Target March 12, and was heard by a witness, who knew the victim family, speaking loudly into the phone about the order and suggesting the boy be removed from the home.

The woman asked her son to follow Hanson, who was seen wearing a name tag that said “Vicki.”

Three days later, the Mower County Sheriff’s Office picked up the teen at the Hanson’s rural him after receiving a unanimous tip. The complaint said he had two piercing and a marijuana tattoo, neither of which he possessed before running away. Hanson later ran into the boy’s parents during a trip to K-Mart, which the defendant would later reference in a myspace message to the teen.

In the days and weeks following, Hanson would write him several times on myspace, saying how much the family missed him and complimenting him on his life choices. The last posting dated March 30.

The boy, after being placed in shelter care, would admit being a runaway to authorities, telling them he’d been at the Hanson’s about a week.

Mower County District Judge Donald Rysavy said Hanson must pay $5877.92 in restitution, $900 in fines — $400 of which was stayed — and work 40 hours of community service.

As part of her probation, Hanson is also prohibited from contact with the victim and family, and remain 500 feet away from their business, home and school. She must also comply with chemical and mental health treatment recommendations and abstain from alcohol and drugs.

Mower County assistant attorney Jeremy Clinefelter said he didn’t think Hanson’s criminal history, “or lack thereof,” merited jail time, and requested that the judge follow recommendations for probation.

Hanson’s attorney Evan Larson said he thought that the recommendations were appropriate.

“She has had some other conditions that may have contributed to these series of events, and she has dealt with those,” he said.