(Sioux City)– A Storm Lake man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison on meth and gun charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 27-year-old Jacob Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in September of last year to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Hernandez admitted in a plea deal that from January, 2020 through March, 2020, he was involved in a conspiracy that distribute more than four pounds of meth in the Storm Lake and Fonda areas. Court documents say law enforcement conducted three controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Hernandez in February and March of last year, and that two guns, about two ounces of methampehtamine, over $5,000 in cash, drug trafficking materials, two bullet proof vests, drug ledgers and ammunition were also seized.
Hernandez must also serve four years of supervised release in addition to the prison time.
