A Nebraska man was sentenced to up to 20 years of probation Thursday in Freeborn County District Court for selling cocaine to a South Central Drug Unit Task Force informant in Albert Lea.

Pedro Cabrera Gutierrez, 29, pleaded guilty in December to third-degree sale of drugs.

He was given a stayed sentence of more than two years in prison, and was sentenced to 140 days in jail — with credit for 140 days served.

Gutierrez and another man, Angel Plascenia, reportedly sold the drug on April 1, 2010, at Trail’s Travel Center.

According to court documents, after being advised of his Miranda rights, Plascenia reportedly admitted to driving to Albert Lea from Omaha and that he knew the purpose of going to Albert Lea was to deliver 6 ounces of cocaine.

When a deputy interviewed Gutierrez, he “acknowledged that law enforcement pretty

much had everything but stated he did not wish to talk any further,” court records state.

Gutierrez was originally charged with a first-degree charge, but that charge was reduced with the plea agreement.

He failed to appear for a hearing in February 2011 and was arrested on a warrant in September 2015.

Plascenia was originally charged with first-degree sale of drugs. He pleaded guilty in 2010 to aiding and abetting fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and served 14 days in jail.