Distributed over 4 pounds of meth in less than 2 months and was caught with a dangerous weapon
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on Sept. 30, 2019, in federal court in Sioux City to 15 years in federal prison. Armondo Grimaldo pled guilty May 2, 2019, in federal court in Sioux City.
Armondo Grimaldo, 33, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Grimaldo was previously convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in 2015 in Woodbury County, Iowa.
At the plea hearing, on May 2, 2019, Grimaldo admitted his involvement in a conspiracy that distributed more than 4 pounds of meth in the Sioux City, Iowa area from September 2018 through November 2018. On Nov. 16, 2018, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Grimaldo, for fraudulent license plates. During a search of Grimaldo and his vehicle, five separate baggies, each containing methamphetamine (total of more than ½ pound), $6,351 and a collapsible baton, all in close proximity with each other were located and seized.
Grimaldo was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Grimaldo was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 10-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Grimaldo 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 was 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 at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 18-4088.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
