Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy Conviction

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on July 10, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City.

Kenneth Dawdy, 39, from Sioux City, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on January 26, 2024.

At the plea and sentencing hearings evidence showed that Dawdy participated in a conspiracy from January 2021 through June 2023 that distributed at least 3500 grams of methamphetamine in the Sioux City area.  Dawdy admitted to assisting others in the conspiracy by acquiring and delivering money and methamphetamine to/from others involved in the conspiracy.   

Sentencing was held before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand.  Dawdy was sentenced to 31 months’ imprisonment and must serve a term of three years of supervised release following imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Dawdy remains in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until he can be transported to a federal prison. 

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.   

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. 

The case file number is 23-4055.  Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.