Tag: Sioux City
Shelton Lapointe, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Nebraska 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Sioux City man is facing life behind bars after a high-speed chase and crash that left a stash of methamphetamine scattered on the side of the road. Shelton Lapointe was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing with intent to distribute the deadly drug. The chaos unfolded on…
Valon Jackson Jr., Gun Possession, Iowa 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Sioux City man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm despite a history of violence and previous convictions, authorities said. Valon Jackson Jr., 40, was driving erratically in June 2024, speeding through residential neighborhoods, evading police, and striking an unoccupied vehicle before finally being apprehended.…
Medard Elonge, Conspiracy to Defraud the US, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Congolese citizen living in Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for his role in a brazen sham marriage scheme to defraud the US. Medard Elonge, 40, entered the US in 2022 on a student visa and later applied for asylum. But instead of waiting…
Todd Babb, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Iowa 2023
⏱ 2 min read A notorious meth kingpin in Sioux City, Iowa, got slapped with 17.5 years in the slammer after a federal judge handed down the sentence in a high-profile case. Todd Babb, 62, was found guilty of conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of mixed methamphetamine in the Sioux City area. The evidence…
Sergio Niz-Mendez, Sex Offender Reentry, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Niz-Mendez, a 27-year-old Guatemalan man, has admitted to illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as a sex offender in Iowa. Niz-Mendez was found in O’Brien County, Iowa, after being arrested for operating while intoxicated and eluding. He had previously been removed from the United States in 2018…
Capri Rogers, Terrorist Threat, South Dakota 2023
A loaded handgun, a panicked street, and a chilling threat. That’s how Capri Rogers, 37, spent Independence Day in Sioux City, Iowa, and it’s landed him with a 7.5-year federal prison sentence. Rogers, a Virginia native with a history of violence, terrorized two women cycling on July 4th, 2025, brandishing a firearm and spewing threats…
