Jason Lybrand of Pendleton stands in the courtroom of Umatilla County Circuit Court Judge Jon Lieuallen during a change of plea hearing on Tuesday in Pendleton.

Jason Lybrand, the owner of a Pendleton tattoo and piercing parlor, will not face jail time after he was charged on several counts of drug possession and delivery.

He will also write a court-mandated letter of apology to his mother.

At a court hearing in Pendleton Tuesday, Lybrand changed his plea to guilty on one felony count of methamphetamine possession and another misdemeanor count of marijuana delivery.

The other five charges — two felony counts of delivery of methamphetamine, a second felony count of methamphetamine possession, felony delivery of a federal Schedule III substance (methandrostenolone, a steroid) and misdemeanor possession of the Schedule IV opioid pain killer tramadol — were dismissed by Circuit Court Judge Jon Lieuallen as the result of a plea deal reached by Lybrand’s attorney, Michael Breiling, and the Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office.

In accordance with the deal, Lieuallen sentenced Lybrand to three years probation and $3,200 in fines.

Besides avoiding jail time, Lybrand also won’t have his driving license suspended and will have his truck returned to him.

Breiling argued that “taking his show on the road” was a significant part of Lybrand’s business, Wicked Kitty Tattoo & Piercing, which required he travel around the state to ink tattoos at various events.

Before he was sentenced, Lybrand told Lieuallen that he was trying to keep the Wicked Kitty’s doors open.

“The business has been decimated by this,” Lybrand said. “We’ve been just trying to keep our head above water.”

Law enforcement began investigating Lybrand in September, while he was incarcerated for violating a no contact order with his wife.

While still in jail, Lybrand asked his mother to complete the purchase of five pounds of marijuana.

After Lybrand’s mother declined, the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team obtained a search warrant for Lybrand’s vehicle, where law enforcement found 11.7 grams of methamphetamine and 10.3 pounds of marijuana in addition to the steroids.

BENT arrested Lybrand in October.

At the time of the arrest, Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts said people from the local drug scene told investigators that Lybrand had a reputation as a “one stop shop” for illegal substances.

As a part of Lybrand’s probation, Lybrand will be required to undertake drug treatment, perform 80 hours of community service, and write the letter to his mother. Lybrand will be prohibited from using, selling or growing marijuana or possessing a firearm.