Primghar, Iowa — A Sanborn man who could have faced more than a century behind bars has agreed to a 30-year prison term in a plea bargain.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old Hunter Koontz of Sanborn is accused of selling methamphetamine to confidential informants on several occasions in 2025. Deputies say some of the sales took place near schools, parks, and the city’s swimming pool.
Koontz originally faced four counts of drug trafficking, each a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. He also faced three counts of drug tax stamp violations, Class D felonies that each carried a possible five-year sentence.
The plea agreement, filed on Monday, says that Koontz agrees to plead guilty to four Class C felony counts of intent to manufacture or deliver methamphetamine, under five grams. The prosecution recommends that two of the counts are to run consecutively, for 20 years, and the remaining two are to run concurrently, for ten years between the two of them, for a total of a 30-year sentence. He is also to pay fees, fines, restitution, and surcharges. Other charges are to be dismissed.
