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Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Iowa Meth and Fentanyl Conspiracy
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Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Iowa Meth and Fentanyl Conspiracy

SIoux City, IA – A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and illegally possessed a firearm has pleaded guilty in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa.

Ryan Miller, 40, originally from Colorado, but most recently residing in Pilot Mound, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Miller was previously convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in 2017, which prohibits him from possessing a firearm.

At the plea hearing, Miller admitted that from January 2024 through April 27, 2024, he and others conspired to distribute at least a half pound of methamphetamine and more than 1,700 pills of fentanyl.

On April 21, 2024, Miller, along with two others, were headed to Colorado to pick up more methamphetamine and to sell fentanyl pills. They attempted to elude law enforcement in a high-speed vehicle chase during which Miller threw two pop cans containing fentanyl pills from the vehicle.

Miller’s two co-defendants made ‘false’ 911 calls to law enforcement in an attempt to distract law enforcement and avoid capture. Later the same date, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Miller’s residence and seized a small amount of methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, and a loaded .22 caliber Beretta handgun.

Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Miller remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.

Miller faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $8,250,000 fine, and at least eight years of supervised release following any imprisonment.