A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced Aug. 21, 2015, to five years in federal prison.
Chrishirwn West, 27, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 12, 2015, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
At the guilty plea, West admitted his involvement in a conspiracy that distributed more than 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine from October 2014 through December 2014 in the Sioux City area. On Oct. 21, 2014, during an undercover controlled drug transaction, West sold 41.8 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine to the undercover agent.
West was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. West was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a four-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. West is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 15-4004.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
