Tag: Iowa
Rose Lee Beranek, Meth Trafficking, Iowa 2025
Cedar Rapids Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking A 44-year-old Cedar Rapids woman has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Rose Lee Beranek was sentenced on September 24, 2025 to 144 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute…
Darrell Jawon Wilson, Gun-Toting Felon, Iowa 2025
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Tanner James Seuntjens, Farming Fraud, Iowa 2025
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Ricky Wynn, Explosives Plot, Iowa 2022
OMAHA, NE – Ricky Wynn, 61, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is headed to federal prison after being sentenced to 24 months for a chilling plot to injure residents of an Omaha home. U.S. District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. handed down the sentence on Friday, December 2, 2022, with no chance of parole. Wynn will…
Bradley Wendt, Machine Gun Fraud, Iowa 2022
DES MOINES, IA – The top cop in Adair, Iowa, is facing federal charges after allegedly running a scheme to illegally acquire and resell machine guns, exploiting his position as police chief for personal profit. Bradley Wendt, 46, was indicted by a grand jury on December 14, 2022, accused of falsifying documents to obtain the…
Kyle Cook, Threatening to Injure, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Cedar Rapids man’s twisted game of terrorizing a victim online has landed him 2 years in federal prison. Kyle Cook repeatedly threatened to kill a victim via Facebook Messenger between May and June 2025, with some of the threats so graphic they made agents’ skin crawl. Cook’s threats didn’t…
Bridgette Washington, Fentanyl Distribution, Iowa 2023
⏱ 2 min read A lethal dose of fentanyl killed one of Bridgette Washington’s customers after she sold them ‘A1’ drugs on January 2, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Washington, 47, had already racked up 15 felony convictions before peddling the deadly mix of fentanyl, heroin, and xylazine to multiple buyers. Four others suffered non-fatal overdoses…
Chance Rebel Nielsen, Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited Person, Iowa 2023
SIOUX CITY, IA – Chance Rebel Nielsen, 23, of Sioux City, Iowa, has confessed to possessing firearms and ammunition despite being legally barred from doing so, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Nielsen’s guilty plea brings him one step closer to facing significant prison time for a pattern of behavior that puts the public at risk. The…
Matthew Antonovich, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Iowa 2022
SIOUX CITY, IA – Matthew Antonovich, 39, of Sioux City, is headed to federal prison after admitting to running a methamphetamine operation and illegally possessing a weapon. The sentence, handed down February 1, 2023, sends a clear message that drug dealing and firearms violations won’t be tolerated in the area, despite local law enforcement being…
Kenneth Quinton Crosby, Lying on Federal Firearm Purchase Forms, Possessing Guns While Using Marijuana, Iowa 2023
DES MOINES, IA – Kenneth Quinton Crosby, 24, of Des Moines is headed to federal prison after admitting to a string of gun-related offenses. Crosby was sentenced today to 12 months and 1 day behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release, for lying on federal firearm purchase forms and possessing guns while actively…
