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Federal Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Davenport Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Distribution Quantity of Methamphetamine
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: A Davenport man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a distribution quantity of methamphetamine. According to public court documents, Richard James Murphy, 42, sold an ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential source in August 2023. Four days later, law enforcement executed a state search warrant at Murphy's Davenport res  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Des Moines Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Meth, Fentanyl, and Firearm
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: A Des Moines man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and a firearm. In June 2024, a federal jury convicted Dylan Pettyjohn, 33, of possessing distribution quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possessing a firearm as a felon and carrying it in relation to his drug trafficking. Ac  more