A former fugitive from justice was sentenced Friday in Mower County District Court to two years in prison on drug charges.

Greg Ahlers, 48, of Lake City, went missing for several months earlier this year before he was captured in late August in California. He was arrested on fifth-degree drug possession and terroristic threat charges in June 2013 in Adams.

According to a police report, deputies arrested Ahlers and Ryan Timothy Nickelsen, 30, at about 4:30 a.m. on June 16, after the two acted suspiciously in a gas station parking lot.

A deputy spoke with the suspects and reportedly saw a plastic container, smelled marijuana and saw several cell phones in the car.

Deputies searched and allegedly found $2,620, $900 and $500 in cash in separate pockets of Nickelsen’s pants, two wallets, identification cards for two other people and a clipped ID belonging to Nickelsen. Nickelsen told authorities he and Ahlers were returning from Treasure Island Casino, according to the court complaint.

Deputies asked Ahlers to get out of the vehicle eight times before he complied, the complaint added, but Ahlers said he was falling asleep and having health problems because of a heart attack several days prior.

Deputies searched the vehicle and reportedly found 65 grams of marijuana in a bag, $2,019 in cash, a jar with a small amount of cocaine, a digital scale, various paraphernalia and 10 to 15 cell phones. While they were waiting for a tow truck, Ahlers complained of more health issues, so deputies called for an ambulance. However, Ahlers then got angry and told a deputy, “I’m going to find out where you live, break into your house and rape your wife,” the complaint stated. Ahlers went to the hospital and was later released and placed in the Mower County jail, along with Nickelsen.