Sioux City, Iowa — A Spencer man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced on Monday, February 28, 2022, to 15 years in federal prison.
According to the United States Attorney’s office, 31-year-old Joshua Currier of Spencer pled guilty back in October to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm. They tell us Currier was previously convicted of Forgery, in the Iowa District Court for Dickinson County, on or about June 13, 2011, and Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood in the Iowa District Court for Clay County, on or about August 9, 2017. Both convictions prohibit Currier from possessing a firearm.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says that evidence at the hearings showed that from January 2020 through about February 2021, Currier and others conspired to distribute at least 5 kilograms of methamphetamine. Further evidence showed that in December 2020, Currier traded a Canik 9mm pistol and methamphetamine and then gave to another to settle a drug debt.
Sentencing was held before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard Strand, who sentenced Currier to 15 years in federal prison. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Currier remains in custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.
