MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Dutton, 43, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Dutton pleaded guilty to this charge on Aug. 15, 2017.
Dutton was responsible for bringing at least 1.7 kilograms of nearly pure methamphetamine into the Madison area from California. Dutton was subject to a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years due to the quantity of methamphetamine that was attributable to him. In addition, Judge Conley increased Dutton’s sentence due to Dutton’s role as the leader of a methamphetamine conspiracy involving at least 10 other people.
Dutton and seven other individuals were charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March for their roles in this methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Five of the eight individuals charged in the indictment have pleaded guilty; Dutton is the first to be sentenced.
The charge against Dutton was the result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; Dane County Narcotics Task Force; Dane County Sheriff’s Department; Madison Police Department; UW-Madison Police Department; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Sauk County Drug Task Force; Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force; Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office; State Line Area Narcotics Team; and Rock County Special Investigations Unit. The prosecution of Dutton has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diane Schlipper and David Reinhard.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
