Everly, Iowa — An Everly man who admitted being involved in trafficking more than seven pounds of meth near two public parks with playgrounds, has been sentenced to more than eleven years in federal prison.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sioux City, 48-year-old Jimmy Crouch, from Everly, pled guilty on December 7, 2020, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within a protected location, and one count of distribution of methamphetamine within a protected location.
At the plea and sentencing hearings, evidence showed that Crouch and others
conspired to distribute over seven pounds of methamphetamine mixture from
January 2019 through April 2020. In March/April 2020, law enforcement seized nearly four ounces of methamphetamine from Crouch. On a number of occasions, Crouch and his co-conspirators were reportedly observed on home security recordings receiving and distributing ounces to ¼ pounds of methamphetamine to other co-conspirators. Finally, Crouch’s offense conduct included methamphetamine distribution in Eagle Grove, within 1,000 feet of two separate protected locations, specifically public parks with playgrounds.
U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Crouch to 136 months in a federal prison, along with an 8-year term of supervised release following his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
