Marine vet praises judge for 'gift' of 6 months in jail Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:42 pm, Thursday, January 10, 2013 Marine vet praises judge for 'gift' of 6 months in jail Julio Ibarra was looking at 20 years in prison after being caught, gun in hand, selling cocaine on the street in 2004, but he decided to roll the dice. In exchange for pleading guilty, the former Marine sniper would tell the judge deciding his fate ... Read More