Nathan Hendrickson, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Wisconsin 2026

Nathan Hendrickson Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

MADISON, WIS. – In a shocking turn of events, Nathan Hendrickson, a 37-year-old man from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine intended for distribution.

The sentencing hearing took place on January 27, 2026, before U.S. District Judge William M. Conley. Hendrickson had pleaded guilty to the charge on October 30, 2025.

According to court documents, in September 2024 and January 2025, officers with the West Central Drug Task Force received information that Hendrickson was selling pounds of methamphetamine. Officers conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Hendrickson on January 16, January 24, and February 12.

When officers searched Hendrickson’s apartment on February 12, they found approximately 678 grams of methamphetamine, a scale, $2,987 cash, and drug paraphernalia.

At sentencing, Judge Conley expressed concern that Hendrickson’s ‘criminal conduct has been escalating.’ In deciding to impose a 10-year sentence, Judge Conley weighed the fact that Hendrickson had previously served only short state sentences against his now ‘substantial methamphetamine distribution.’

The charge against Hendrickson was the result of an investigation conducted by the Chippewa County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, and Buffalo County Sheriffs’ Departments, the Eau Claire Police Department, the West Central Drug Task Force, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Remington prosecuted this case. The sentencing is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative, Operation Take Back America, which aims to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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