Austin man sentenced to prison time on felony drug possession charge in Mower County District Court

An Austin man who pleaded guilty to a felony drug possession charge in Mower County District Court stemming from an incident that occurred in Austin on May 10th, 2019 has been sentenced to prison time.

In an amended court decision, 36-year old Tony Viramonh was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison on a felony 5th degree drug possession charge.  In an amended plea in the case, Viramonh pleaded guilty to the charge on August 8th, 2019, and he was convicted on October 6th, 2022.

A petty misdemeanor charge for possession of drug paraphernalia in the case against Viramonh was dismissed with his guilty plea.