Man gets prison for drug possession

Published 11:55 am Saturday, March 31, 2018

Steven Anthony Moreno, 27, of Faribault was sentenced on Thursday in Mower County District Court to 13 months in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for felony fifth-degree drug possession. He received credit for 232 days served.

Judge Christa M. Daily issued the sentence.

Moreno

Moreno was arrested on Aug. 9 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin after someone who knew there was a warrant out for his arrest informed police that he was at the facility. While searching Moreno, the officer found a container in his pocket. Inside were two plastic bags containing approximately 0.90 grams of methamphetamine. Moreno told the officer he forgot the meth was in his pocket.

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A review of Moreno’s criminal history shows several prior convictions for drug possession.