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Former Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Austin Maloata celebrates during in September against UC Davis.

(Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian)

Former Oregon Ducks defensive tackle Austin Maloata was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and 30 days in Lane County jail after pleading guilty to a pair of misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree assault and a misdemeanor count of DUII.

A felony charge for methamphetamine possession was dismissed, according to court documents.

The sentencing in Lane County Circuit Court comes one month after Maloata's

after his early morning arrest. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Lane County Court last month, a Eugene police officer reported that the car Maloata was driving ran a red light near the UO campus and struck another car with two passengers, injuring both.

The incident came shortly after an Oregon home loss to Stanford and Maloata, who had been suspended for UO's previous game at USC, was dismissed by the team before he was released from Lane County jail later that morning.

, Maloata pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges for assault, DUII and methamphetamine possession. A Eugene police officer reported that Maloata initially denied driving the vehicle but later admitted to it after several witnesses confronted him. A breath test measured Malota's blood-alcohol level at 0.11 percent, above the Oregon legal limit of 0.08.

During a search of the car, the officer located two glass pipes with methamphetamine residue. According to the

, Maloata's lawyer, Laura Fine Moro, told the court that evidence showed the pipes did not belong to Maloata.

Maloata, 20, also reportedly apologized to the two women injured in the collision Tuesday, and he must pay them an unknown amount of restitution.

-- Andrew Greif

agreif@oregonian.com