Tyler Mattingly, age 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sentenced on July 16 to 13 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
According to court proceedings, Mattingly admitted that in late 2024 he sold methamphetamine on three occasions in the Webster County area to individuals cooperating with law enforcement. On December 24, 2024, law enforcement officers attempted a stop on a car driven by Mattingly in Carroll County. He failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit that reached speeds over 100 miles per hour on gravel roads while he had a passenger. Officers deployed stop sticks, which disabled his vehicle. Drug distribution items were found inside the car, and approximately 145 grams of discarded methamphetamine were recovered along the route of the pursuit. Law enforcement also obtained evidence showing Mattingly received methamphetamine from his supplier and distributed it further.
Mattingly was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand in Sioux City. He received concurrent sentences totaling 156 months’ imprisonment for each count and must serve five years of supervised release following his prison term. There is no parole available in the federal system.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa advocates for the rights of about 1.3 million Iowans across its jurisdiction and is part of the U.S. Department of Justice with a staff that includes more than 20 assistant U.S. attorneys and three high-intensity drug trafficking area attorneys among its leadership, according to the official website. The office covers more than 25,120 square miles across northern Iowa’s 52 counties; it prosecutes federal crimes, manages civil litigation for the government, collects federal debts, and employs about 60 people.