He was arrested on Sept. 27th, 2015 at the intersection of Highway 6 and 470th Street. According to court documents, Leary and 32-year old Randi Shafer were pulled over for an expired vehicle registration. During the stop, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office deputy found 16.1 grams of meth as well as four syringes, which were classified as drug paraphernalia.

Jacob leary (booking photo)

While Shafer pleaded guilty on Nov. 3rd, Leary decided to await trial, which was scheduled to begin on Tuesday. One day before his trial was expected to begin, Leary accepted a plea deal from Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney Shelly Sudmann. Instead of facing a possession of more than 5 grams of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, a Class B felony, Leary was allowed to plead guilty to possession of less than 5 grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class C felony.

On Nov. 3rd, Shafer was given credit for time served and placed on one year of supervised probation. She was back in Pottawattamie County Jail after allegedly violating her probation six weeks after being released. According to court documents, Shafer tested positive for THC, the psychoactive element of marijuana, on Dec. 17th and Jan. 26th. Shafer also was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

Randi Shafer (booking photo)

On Monday, Shafer pleaded guilty in Cass County to possession of a controlled substance and received two years of supervised probation. She then was transported to Pottawattamie County Jail, where she could still see additional jail time. Shafer’s violation of probation hearing has been set for Wednesday, March 30th.

Both Leary and Shafer remain in custody at Pottawattamie County Jail.