Jennifer Ann Elizabeth Spaeth, 27, of Austin pleaded guilty to felony third-degree possession of 10 grams or more of a narcotic, felony fifth-degree drug possession, and charges of gross misdemeanor illegal transport of a pistol and pistol ammunition as part of a plea agreement on Thursday in Mower County District Court.

Charges of gross misdemeanor user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition, petty misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and petty misdemeanor of a small amount of marijuana will be dropped at the sentencing.

Speath was arrested on Dec. 18 after members of the drug task force, assisted by the Austin Police Department, Mower County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Patrol, stopped a vehicle she was in on County Road 2 to execute a search warrant. Law enforcement agents searched the vehicle and found a Taurus .380 caliber pistol in Spaeth’s purse and 1.44 grams of methamphetamine in a backpack. The vehicle was towed to the Mower County Law Enforcement Center, where a further search revealed .380-caliber ammunition.

Law enforcement agents then executed a search warrant at Speath’s residence in the 800 block of Eighth Avenue Southeast. They found 10.39 grams of methamphetamine and a mirror with meth residue in Spaeth’s bedroom.

A review of Spaeth’s criminal record shows a previous conviction for misdemeanor assault.

She will be sentenced on May 24.