Source: Office of United States Attorneys
A man who possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it was sentenced on January 23, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City.
Jordan Taylor, 35, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty on April 11, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Taylor had been convicted of two prior drug trafficking offenses which made him a career offender.
Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on multiple occasions in August 2023, Taylor distributed methamphetamine to an individual working with law enforcement. In September 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a hotel in Fort Dodge where Taylor was staying. During the execution of the search warrant on the room, law enforcement found Taylor in the bathroom attempting to flush methamphetamine down the toilet. In the room, law enforcement seized about one pound of pure methamphetamine, along with psilocin mushrooms, pharmaceutical tablets, over $1,100 in cash, and drug distribution paraphernalia. Further investigation showed Taylor was responsible for the possession and distribution of approximately three pounds of methamphetamine.
Sentencing was held before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Taylor was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment and must serve a five-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Taylor remains in U.S. Marshals custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick T. Greenwood and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Iowa DCI Laboratory, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, and the Fort Dodge Police Department.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 23-3041.
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