Authorities say the State’s witnesses included Audubon County K9 Deputy Nathan Tibbets, Shelby County Deputy Chad Butler, and expert witness Special Agent Bob Jones of the Division of Narcotics Enforcement. Leib did not take the stand. After about 15 minutes of deliberation, the jury convicted Leib of the crime as charged by the State, finding him guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Deliver. That verdict means the jury rejected the option of the less serious, lesser-included offense of simple possession as well as the not guilty option.

Leib will be sentenced in Audubon on March 7th at 9:30 AM.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department says that while the code allows for the maximum 10-year sentence to be suspended, the State will use Leib’s lengthy criminal history to support its strong recommendation that he be sent to prison. If Leib is sent to prison, he would face a mandatory minimum of one-third of 10 years, or about three-years and three-month. After the trial, Leib was transported to the Pottawattamie County jail to resolve a pending probation violation in that county. He will likely be held there until sentencing on the Class C felony in Audubon County in March.