An Austin man charged for assaulting his brother and possessing synthetic marijuana was sentenced Friday in Mower County Court.

Verne Olson, 25, was sentenced to two years’ supervised probation and fined $300 for gross misdemeanor domestic assault and possession of synthetic weed. Felony domestic assault by strangulation and petty misdemeanor charges for a small amount of marijuana were dismissed.

According to the court complaint, police responded to a call in Austin at about 12:15 p.m. Aug. 12 that one man put his brother in a choke hold, and the victim nearly went unconscious. When police arrived, they arrested Olson and spoke to the 23-year-old victim and a woman who was there. According to the complaint, the victim and woman were with a child who began laughing, which woke Olson. The complaint adds the woman intervened in the fight, and she, the victim and child went to a separate room and called 911.

Olson asked an officer to retrieve his prescription pills from his bedroom; however, the officer then found synthetic marijuana, according to the complaint.