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Gibbon man faces two felonies

Controlled substances found in safe

GIBBON — A 42-year-old Gibbon man faces two felonies after authorities found a Schedule IV controlled substance in a safe at his residence Tuesday.

The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Mark David Schwarzrock’s residence on 12th Street in Gibbon at 7 a.m. May 5.

During the search, one of two children who also live at the residence, opened a gun safe using the safe code, according to court documents. Items found in the safe were a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue, a silver spoon with cocaine residue, a plastic baggie with methamphetamine residue, marijuana residue, a scale, six Clonazepam pills (a Schedule IV controlled substance), a bag of raw marijuana, eight long guns and a handgun.

Schwarzrock was visibly intoxicated and blew a 0.13 on a preliminary breath test, according to the complaint. He was arrested and transported to the Sibley County Jail.

Charges filed May 6 in Sibley County Court include felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and felony storing methamphetamine paraphernalia in the presence of a child. Bail without conditions was set at $300,000; no bail with conditions, May 6. An initial court appearance was set for 9 a.m. May 14.

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