A repeat offender has been brought to justice after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine in Iowa federal court.
Jermiah Preston, 41, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine on May 22, 2024, in the United States District Court in Sioux City, Iowa.
This is not Preston’s first run-in with the law.
In March 2017, Preston was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and distributing a controlled substance in the Northern District of Iowa.
On January 23, 2023, Preston was involved in a meth transaction with a confidential informant, which ultimately led to his arrest.
During a traffic stop after the transaction, Preston was observed throwing two bags of methamphetamine out the truck window. The buy money was found on his person, and DNA on the discarded bags matched his.
Preston is being held in the custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing, which will be set after a presentence report is prepared.
He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, along with a $8,000,000 fine and at least eight years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Iowa DCI Laboratory, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa State Patrol.
Court file information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 23-3029.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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