COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On Sept. 18, 2017, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced John C. Gundersen Jr., 52, of Omaha, Nebr., heather Jean Reekrto 72 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute some or all of it, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
Gundersen entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on May 1, 2017. Gundersen was contacted by law enforcement at a traffic stop on June 2, 2016, and had active warrants for his arrest. He was arrested, and a vehicle search located methamphetamine, which Gunderson intended to distribute to other people, along with over $1,000 in cash.
The Missouri Valley Police Department and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement conducted the investigation. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Learn more about this release by calling Jason T. Griess at 515-473-9300, or by emailing him at Jason.Griess2@usdoj.gov (link sends e-mail).
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
