Date: 08-08-2018

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Case Number: 1:17-cr-00057-RGE-CFB

Judge: Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Pottawattamie County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael Brian Duffy

Defendant's Attorney: Mike Lehan

Description: Council Bluffs, IA - Council Bluffs, Iowa Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine

The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger sentenced Dale Volney Freeman, 45, of Council Bluffs to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Freeman was also ordered to serve seven years of supervised release following his imprisonment and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

Dale Freeman pled guilty to the charge on March 23, 2018. This case arose from officers being called to a local motel for a disturbance involving a man with a gun trying to break into a room. When officers arrived they determined that an unknown male had been trying to get into a room which had been rented by Freeman. Officers then found methamphetamine in Freeman’s motel room. Freeman was located in another room where he had over 250 grams of pure methamphetamine. Freeman was also carrying approximately $1,600 cash.

This matter was investigated by Council Bluffs Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation Lab. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Outcome: Defendant is sentenced to the custody of the BOP for a term of 120 months. Upon release, Defendant shall serve a supervised release term of 7 years. $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund.

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