Sioux City, Iowa — A Spencer man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed a firearm pled guilty earlier this week in federal court in Sioux City.
According to federal prosecutors, 31-year-old Joshua Currier was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm. Currier was previously convicted of Forgery, in the Iowa District Court for Dickinson County, in 2011, and Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood in the Iowa District Court for Clay County, 2017. Both convictions prohibit Currier from possessing any firearm.
At the plea hearing, prosecutors say Currier admitted that between January 2020 and continuing to on or about February 2021, he and others conspired to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine. Further evidence showed that, in December 2020, Currier possessed a 9mm pistol as a prohibited person.
Sentencing in the United States District Court in Sioux City will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Currier remains in custody of the United States Marshal and will remain in custody pending sentencing.
For the conspiracy offense, Currier faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, and at least 5 years of supervised release following any imprisonment. For the firearm offense, Currier faces a possibly maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and not more than 3 years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.
