Freemont, within 1000 feet of Cook Park, conspired to distribute over seven pounds of meth in less than a year.
A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced Oct. 25, 2019, to more than seven years in federal prison.
Winona Freemont, 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty on June 11, 2019, to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine within a protected location.
At the plea hearing, Freemont admitted that from about July 2017 through April 2018 she participated in the distribution of more than 7 pounds of mixed methamphetamine in Sioux City. Freemont distributed methamphetamine at a residence that was within 1000 feet of Cook Park. Freemont admitted that she and others involved in the conspiracy would travel to Omaha, NE to obtain up to pounds of methamphetamine to bring back to Sioux City to distribute to others.
Sentencing was held before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Freemont remains in custody of the United States Marshal until she can be transported to a federal prison. Freemont was sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment. She must also serve 6-year term of supervised release following any imprisonment.
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 19-4018. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
