Austin man sentenced to supervised probation on felony drug possession charge in Mower County District Court

An Austin man who pleaded guilty to a felony drug possession charge in Mower County District Court after a traffic stop on January 11th of this year has been sentenced to supervised probation and time in the sentence to service program.

30-year old Jose Andres Martinez was convicted and sentenced Thursday to five years of supervised probation and 40 hours in the sentence to service program for a felony 5th degree drug possession charge.  A 17-month prison sentence was stayed for five years if Martinez complies with the 20 different conditions of his probation, and he first pleaded guilty to the charge on May 12th.

A misdemeanor charge for 4th degree DWI, under the influence of a controlled substance in the case against Martinez was dismissed with his guilty plea.