Shooting victim pleads guilty to drug charge; In possession of almost 300 grams of meth

Published 8:16 am Friday, March 30, 2018

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Jesus Alejandro Ybarra Jr., 24, of Austin pleaded guilty to felony first-degree drug possession of 50 or more grams of cocaine or methamphetamine as part of a plea agreement on Thursday in Mower County District Court.

A second charge of felony first-degree drug possession of 50 or more grams of cocaine or methamphetamine was dismissed.

Ybarra was shot just above the kneecap in the early morning hours of July 8 in what he claimed was a drive-by shooting outside his residence in the 800 block of Second Avenue Southwest. He was treated at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin and was later moved to Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Mary’s Campus-Rochester for surgery.

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Police then executed a search warrant on Ybarra’s residence, where two women, a man and three children were staying. When asked if there was contraband in the house, a woman admitted there were drugs in a “peace sign bag.” The bag contained the 296.5 grams of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of $20,000.

Ybarra later acknowledged the drugs were his.

A review of Ybarra’s criminal record shows prior convictions for drug possession and robbery.

Ybarra will be sentenced at a later date.