Orange City, Iowa — An Orange City man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on felony theft and drug charges.
According to Sioux County Attorney Thomas G. Kunstle, 39-year-old Timothy Randall Droog of Orange City has been sentenced in Sioux County District Court for the crimes of Theft in the First Degree, a Class C Felony and Possession of Methamphetamine, Class D Felony, both as an Habitual Offender. Droog was also sentenced on two probation violations for OWI Second Offense and Domestic Abuse Assault, and a No Contact Order Violation.
On August 22, 2019, Kunstle’s office says $13,100 worth of commercial tools were stolen from a local business. The Rock Valley Police, coordinating with Orange City Police, reviewed Droog’s Facebook messenger account revealing Droog attempting to sell several of the stolen tools. On November 9, 2019, a Sioux County Deputy stopped Droog for driving while barred, and during the stop, located 8 grams of methamphetamine in close proximity to a digital scale containing drug residue. Both charges occurred while Droog was on probation.
Droog was sentenced to fifteen years in prison on the Habitual Offender convictions, where at least three years of confinement must be served before parole eligibility. Droog was further sentenced to 358 and 351 days in jail, respectively, on each of the probation violations, and 30 days in jail for the No Contact Order violation, with all sentences to run concurrently.
