Tag: Iowa

  • Jorge Monrroy, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Iowa 2025

    Jorge Monrroy, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Iowa 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read Jorge Monrroy, a 24-year-old from Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor female between June 30 and July 2, 2025. Monrroy provided alcohol to the minor, got her intoxicated, and recorded a video of the two having sexual intercourse on the…

  • Thomas Lee Clark Jr, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Iowa 2024

    Thomas Lee Clark Jr, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Iowa 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Thomas Lee Clark Jr, a 57-year-old from Eagle Grove and Fort Dodge, Iowa, was involved in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation that distributed over 2500 grams of meth in the Fort Dodge area from July 2024 to August 2025. Clark Jr and his co-conspirators sold meth to individuals cooperating with law…

  • Summer Louisa Chrans, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2026

    Summer Louisa Chrans, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Summer Louisa Chrans, a 43-year-old woman from Omaha, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The crime occurred on separate occasions, with Chrans admitting to purchasing and selling one-pound quantities of the illicit substance. The sentencing took place on…

  • Donell Jamar Hines, Crack Cocaine Distribution, Iowa 2025

    Donell Jamar Hines, Crack Cocaine Distribution, Iowa 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read Donell Jamar Hines, a 37-year-old Moline man, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine in Moline, Iowa, between March and April 2025. Hines, who has two prior federal drug convictions, was found to have distributed approximately three and a half ounces of crack cocaine, with some…

  • Bailey Michael Valentine, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Iowa 2026

    Bailey Michael Valentine, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Iowa 2026

    A Dubuque man has been sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for possessing multiple firearms as a felon. Bailey Michael Valentine, 26, of Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon on February 27, 2026. Evidence presented at the sentencing hearing showed that in…

  • Seann Mackey, Meth Trafficking, Iowa 2024

    Seann Mackey, Meth Trafficking, Iowa 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Seann Mackey, a 32-year-old from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 3000 grams of mixed methamphetamine, containing at least 150 grams of pure methamphetamine, between June 2024 and December 2024 in Sioux City. On December 20, 2024, Mackey led law enforcement on a high-speed chase…

  • Bryce Garrels, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2024

    Bryce Garrels, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Bryce Garrels, a 32-year-old from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was involved in a meth conspiracy that distributed over 1.5 pounds of meth in the Fort Dodge area from July 2024 through August 2025. Garrels, who has a history of felony offenses, including burglary and forgery, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy and distribution…

  • Jordan Mefferd, Methamphetamine Distribution and Firearms Possession, Iowa 2026

    Jordan Mefferd, Methamphetamine Distribution and Firearms Possession, Iowa 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Jordan Mefferd, a 47-year-old from Pocahontas, Iowa, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms in the Fort Dodge area. From July 2024 to September 2025, Mefferd worked with others to peddle over a pound of methamphetamine in Webster County, Iowa. During this time, he made four…

  • Henry J. Schappert, False Statements on PPP Loan Application, Iowa 2021

    Henry J. Schappert, False Statements on PPP Loan Application, Iowa 2021

    ⏱ 2 min read Henry J. Schappert, a 57-year-old Urbandale businessman, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2026, to making false statements on a PPP loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings in Des Moines, Iowa. Schappert, who operated a business called Allied Exteriors, submitted a PPP loan application in May 2021 that significantly…

  • Ezekiel Dean Potter, Computer Fraud, Iowa 2025

    Ezekiel Dean Potter, Computer Fraud, Iowa 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read Ezekiel Dean Potter, a 34-year-old former IT employee, hacked into the Saydel Community School District in Des Moines, Iowa, over a year and a half after being terminated in April 2023. Potter downloaded over 300 usernames and passwords, using them to disrupt district operations, including taking down a social media page,…