MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Andrew Henke, 36, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2019, by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Henke pleaded guilty this charge on Oct. 1, 2019.
On March 26, 2019, La Crosse police executed a search warrant on Henke’s residence and arrested him on drug charges. In Henke’s bedroom investigators found 915 grams of methamphetamine and $14,644 of cash.
Judge Peterson said that Henke was taking a calculated risk because he was aware of the federal penalties for possessing this much methamphetamine. Judge Peterson also ordered the $14,644 to be forfeited.
The charge against Henke was the result of an investigation conducted by the La Crosse Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Stephan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
