Elizabeth Strang, Meth Conviction, Iowa 2021

Woman Lands 4 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Gun Crimes in Iowa

A woman from Milford, Iowa, was sentence to over four years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing stolen guns.

Elizabeth Strang, 28, was handed the prison term on January 28, 2021, after a September 17, 2020, guilty plea to possession of stolen firearms and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence presented in court showed that Strang stole 10 firearms from her boyfriend and arranged to sell them to an individual cooperating with law enforcement. She admitted to distributing more than 250 grams of methamphetamine between 2019 and 2020.

At the time of her arrest on March 5, 2020, agents seized over 27 grams of methamphetamine from Strang’s pocket. She was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 53 months’ imprisonment.

Strang must also serve a 4-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. She is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until she can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Spencer Police Department, O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa Division of Criminalistics Investigation.

For more information on the case, visit the court’s website at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 20-4020. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.

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