Chandler Prather Robbins, IV, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Iowa 2013

Council Bluffs, IA – A sinister plot to distribute methamphetamine has been brought to an end, with two individuals facing the consequences of their actions. Chandler Prather Robbins, IV, a 31-year-old resident of Oskaloosa, Iowa, has been sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, to be served consecutively with 60 months in prison for possession of a firearm in relation to the drug trafficking offense.

U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced the sentencing, which was handed down by U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Gritzner. Robbins will also serve a five-year term of supervised release following incarceration. The charges against Robbins stemmed from his guilty plea on February 8, 2013, to the charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa area.

Co-defendant Ray Allen Sutton, a 35-year-old resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced to 112 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Chief Judge Gritzner also ordered Sutton to serve a four-year term of supervised release following incarceration. Sutton pled guilty on January 10, 2013, to the charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa area.

The investigation into the methamphetamine distribution ring was conducted by the Iowa Division of Narcotic Enforcement, SouthWest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Mid Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The convictions resulted from a joint law enforcement investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine from Omaha, Nebraska, into Council Bluffs, Iowa, with final distribution in central Iowa. Robbins and Sutton were arrested on June 9, 2012, for transporting over 10 ounces of pure methamphetamine to be distributed in central Iowa.

Defendant: Chandler Prather Robbins, IV

Crimes: Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in relation to the drug trafficking offense

City and State: Council Bluffs, IA

Exact Date: May 31, 2013 (sentencing), June 9, 2012 (arrest)

Sentence: 120 months imprisonment (to be served consecutively with 60 months in prison), five-year term of supervised release following incarceration

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