Doua Moua, Methamphetamine Possession, Wisconsin 2020

A Wisconsin Rapids man was sentenced to 6 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to federal prosecutors.

Timothy M. O'Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Doua Moua, 37, of Wisconsin Rapids, was sentenced to six years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Moua pleaded guilty to this charge on August 3, 2021. The charge was a result of an investigation conducted by the West Central Drug Task Force, Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, Mondovi Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

On December 10, 2020, an officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office pulled over a car driven by Moua for a cracked windshield and reckless driving. The officer confirmed that Moua and his passenger, Zakaree Stelzer, both had active state arrest warrants.

Officers searched Moua's car and found a toolbox in the trunk that contained approximately 465 grams, or just over 1 pound of methamphetamine. During post-arrest interviews, Moua and Stelzer admitted buying the methamphetamine together in the Twin Cities.

Moua and Stelzer both stated that they intended to sell the methamphetamine in the Wisconsin Rapids area. At the sentencing hearing, Judge William M. Conley noted that Moua was on active state supervision at the time of his arrest for a prior conviction for methamphetamine trafficking.

Conley also noted that Moua had been released from prison less than one year before he was arrested in Buffalo County and his drug trafficking was 'escalating.' Conley also noted that Moua's previous three-year prison sentence for methamphetamine trafficking failed to deter him from selling methamphetamine.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/wisconsin-rapids-man-sentenced-6-years-methamphetamine-charge