Rochester Man Gets 6+ Years for 60+ Gram Meth Conviction

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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man was sentenced today to a little more than six years in prison for a felony drug conviction.

39-year-old Gregory Garrido Jr. earlier entered a guilty plea to a second-degree drug possession charge. In exchange, Olmsted County prosecutors dropped a first-degree drug charge and a felony domestic assault charge.

According to court documents, Garrido was charged in late June of this year after Rochester Police responded to a report of a domestic assault and found him arguing woman along a sidewalk in the 700 block of 12th Street Southeast. While speaking with a couple, the criminal complaint says two people from a nearby home told the officers they saw Garrido throw an object into the yard.

The charges indicated one of the officers "walked towards the item and could see from several feet away that it appeared to be a large amount of methamphetamine." The court document says officers at the scene ended up collecting two baggies containing more than 63 grams of methamphetamine.

Another witness, who was the person who called 911, told the officers they saw Garrido chasing the woman and placing her in a chokehold. The officers noted they could see faint red marks on the victim's neck.

Garrido's criminal history includes a second-degree drug conviction in 2018 and two felony convictions for violating no-contact orders in 2021.

Garrido was given credit for the 158 days he spent in jail following his arrest.