Madison, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tyler Stratton-Anstice, 22, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Stratton-Anstice pleaded guilty to this charge on July 26, 2018.
The investigation revealed that in early December 2017, Stratton-Anstice and two co-defendants in the case, Sara Sullivan and Christopher Anstice, drove from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Colorado for the purpose of purchasing methamphetamine. Stratton-Anstice and his co-defendants met with a methamphetamine supplier in Colorado Springs and purchased three pounds of methamphetamine. The following day, Sullivan and Stratton-Anstice drove the methamphetamine to Eau Claire. Anstice and Stratton-Anstice are father and son.
On Jan. 26, 2018, DEA agents in Colorado Springs, Colorado, watched Stratton-Anstice and co-defendant Joshua Robertson drive to and enter the known residence of local methamphetamine distributor. On Jan. 28, 2018, DEA agents and Eau Claire police officers observed Stratton-Anstice and Robertson returning from Colorado while driving separate cars near Interstate 94 in Hudson, Wisconsin. Officers stopped both cars and a search of Robertson’s car revealed approximately 819 grams of methamphetamine.
In imposing the sentence, Judge Conley noted that Stratton-Anstice has a history of trafficking firearms and chose to play a role in a large-scale interstate methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
Christopher Anstice was sentenced on October 2 to 10 years in federal prison for his role in this methamphetamine conspiracy. Co-defendants Sullivan and Robertson will be sentenced on October 31 and Nov. 2, respectively.
The charges against Stratton-Anstice are the result of an investigation by the West Central Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution of this case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron D. Wegner.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
