Northwest Iowa — An Estherville man who sold methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer in Spirit Lake has been sentenced to federal prison.
Federal authorities say 26-year-old Chance Jacob Wetter admitted, in a plea agreement, that he and others distributed methamphetamine in the Lakes area from October 2019 through February 2020.
According to authorities, on October 23, 2019, law enforcement conducted a controlled drug buy from Wetter utilizing an undercover officer in Spirit Lake. Wetter sold the undercover officer approximately 2 ounces of methamphetamine at the public library and then another 2 ounces of methamphetamine at his apartment, which was within 1,000 feet of Memorial Park in Spirit Lake.
Wetter was sentenced in federal district court in Sioux City to 84-months in a federal prison. He was also ordered to serve a 7-year term of supervised release after serving his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Authorities say Wetter is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
