LOS ANGELES >> Superior Court Judge Shelly Torrealba Friday sentenced Ruben Guerrero, the husband of Montebello Councilwoman Christina Cortez, to 180 days in Los Angeles County Jail.

Guerrero, 44, also must do 30 days of Caltrans work and will spend five years on probation for his plea on May 8 for one count of possession of methamphetamine and admitting an allegation the crime took place within 1,000 feet of Montebello Intermediate School.

No comments were made by the judge or Guerrero during the sentencing, except for Torrealba wishing him “good luck.”

Asked for comment after the sentencing, Cortez said, “None.”

Guerrero, who was dressed in a green jail jumpsuit, already has served 17 of his days in jail. That gives him credit for 34 days toward his sentence, Torrealba said.

Montebello Councilwoman Vivian Romero said Guerrero is lucky with the plea he made.

“He could have got a stiffer penalty,” Romero said. “It always could have been worse.”

Romero said she feels sorry for his family.

“No matter how you look at this, (the conviction) is gong to affect both of their lives, their children’s lives and the community in which they live,” she said.

Before his plea, the District Attorney’s Office charged Guerrero with six felony counts of selling methamphetamine. He could have faced up to 11 years of state prison time if convicted of all of the charges, said Greg Risling, spokesman for the District Attorney’s Office.

Guerrero was arrested in October after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau set up an undercover sting operation near Montebello Intermediate School. Prosecutors said Guerrero sold methamphetamine to an undercover deputy.