Levonte C. Scales, Methamphetamine Distribution, Wisconsin 2021

Levonte C. Scales, a 29-year-old Wisconsin Dells resident, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Scales pleaded guilty to this charge on December 13, 2021.

On June 22, 2021, officers responded to a Lake Delton hotel where they encountered Scales, who had a felony warrant for his arrest. Outside the hotel, Scales was observed carrying two backpacks and then fleeing the scene. After a short chase, officers arrested him. In the backpacks, officers found approximately 100 grams of methamphetamine, a stolen firearm which was loaded, drug packaging materials, and $3,400.

The charge against Scales was the result of an investigation conducted by the Lake Delton Police Department, Sauk County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Corey and Steven Anderson prosecuted this case.

At sentencing, Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson stated that Scales was on a troubling path and a danger to the community. Further, Judge Peterson was concerned that Scales had squandered previous terms of supervision which could have changed the course of his life.

The defendant, Levonte C. Scales, possessed with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This crime was committed in Lake Delton, Wisconsin. The exact date of the crime was not specified in the source.

The defendant, Levonte C. Scales, was sentenced to 7 years in prison. The defendant had $3,400 in cash seized during the arrest. The charge against Scales was the result of an investigation conducted by the Lake Delton Police Department, Sauk County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Corey and Steven Anderson, with the assistance of Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.

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