Stewartville man pleads guilty to October police chase
Jose Martinez / Freeborn County Jail Roster
(ABC 6 News) – A Stewartville man pleaded guilty to fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle in Freeborn County Court Monday.
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Jose Andres Martinez, 31, was arrested after a car chase that led officers through Albert Lea, through several spike traps, and onto I-35 as pieces flew off his tires, according to court documents.
Court documents allege that Martinez crashed into a median barrier south of Highway 30, where he was arrested and where officers claim they located methamphetamine in his vehicle.
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Additional charges of 5th-degree drug possession, and driving while intoxicated were dismissed.
Martinez’s sentencing has not been scheduled. However, his plea deal specified that his prison time would be capped at 90 days.