Floyd Neal Back to Prison

A federal felon has been sent back to prison for three years after violating the terms and conditions of his supervised release by selling drugs again. Floyd Neal, age 71, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after admitting during a revocation hearing on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, that he violated the terms and conditions of his supervised release.

Neal was serving a six-year term of supervised release after being released from prison for drug trafficking. However, during the hearing, Neal admitted that, while on supervised release, he failed to provide a urine sample as required, was residing with a felon against orders, and provided urine on April 23, 2014, that tested positive for cocaine.

The most serious violation occurred on May 6, 2014, when the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement and the Waterloo Police Department searched Neal’s apartment and car and found cocaine. Neal admitted to the officers that he was involved in distributing cocaine. This latest offense has resulted in Neal being sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment.

Neal was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. In addition to the prison term, Neal must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. It is worth noting that there is no parole in the federal system, so Neal will have to serve the full term.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney C.J. Williams and investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Waterloo Police Department, and the United States Probation Office. Neal is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 97-cr-2012. This case highlights the importance of supervised release in ensuring that individuals who have committed crimes do not reoffend. In this instance, Neal’s failure to comply with the terms of his supervised release has resulted in him being sent back to prison.

The sentence handed down to Neal serves as a reminder that violating the terms of supervised release can have serious consequences. It also underscores the ongoing efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat drug trafficking and ensure that those who engage in such activities are held accountable. As Neal begins his 36-month prison term, it is clear that his actions have resulted in significant consequences, and it remains to be seen what the future holds for this 71-year-old Waterloo man.