Brett Thomas Kriz, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2022

Brett Thomas Kriz, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2022

A 32-year-old Iowa City man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution ring. Brett Thomas Kriz was sentenced to 260 months in prison on July 19, 2022, for Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine.

According to court documents, law enforcement in Washington County, Iowa initiated a traffic stop on Kriz’s car, which resulted in a search of the vehicle. Officers discovered two backpacks containing ice methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia. In post-Miranda statements, Kriz admitted to regularly purchasing methamphetamine, which he distributed in various places in eastern Iowa.

Kriz pleaded to the charges in December 2021 and was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term. The U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement.

This matter was investigated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Johnson County Drug Task Force and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Brett Thomas Kriz, a 32-year-old resident of Iowa City, Iowa, was sentenced to 260 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine.

Kriz was arrested and charged with the crimes after a traffic stop in Washington County, Iowa, where law enforcement discovered two backpacks containing ice methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia.

The case is a result of an investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Johnson County Drug Task Force, with prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/iowa-city-man-sentenced-federal-prison-drug-charges