(Sioux City)– A Graettinger man has been sentenced on federal meth charges.
34-year-old Daren Titus was sentenced last month to 24 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in January of last year to one count of conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and distribute and possess pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
At a plea hearing, Titus admitted that between January 2002 and October 4th, 2007 he and others manufactured and distributed methamphetamine.
Titus admitted he supervised others in gathering pseudoephedrine pills, lithium batteries, anhydrous ammonia and other items to manufacture methamphetamine.
Titus has two prior felony drug convictions and one prior felony burglary conviction.
In addition to the prison term, Titus must also serve a 10-year term of supervised release.
He’s being held in the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transport to a federal prison.
The case was investigated by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.
