Jason Werner, Meth Distribution, Iowa 2023

A federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, has sentenced a man to 28 months in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

On October 23, 2023, Jason Werner, 38, from Cherokee, Iowa, was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine from December 2019 through May 2022. Werner pled guilty on June 6, 2023, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence presented during the plea and sentencing hearings revealed Werner's involvement in obtaining approximately four pounds of methamphetamine and one pound of marijuana from sources in California and Nevada. The drugs were then transported in a hidden vehicle compartment to Cherokee, Iowa, for further distribution.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde, and it was investigated by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program through a cooperative effort of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, United States Postal Inspectors, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, Iowa DCI Laboratory, and Cherokee Police Department.

Jason Werner was sentenced to 28 months' imprisonment and must serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment. Werner remains in the custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case file number is 22-4066. Court file information can be accessed at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

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Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cherokee-man-sentenced-28-months-federal-prison-meth-conviction