Spencer Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Conspiracy

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty January 30, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City.

Gabriel Ginger, 26, from Spencer, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

At the plea hearing, Ginger admitted his involvement in a conspiracy from about 2010 through August 2011 that distributed more than 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine. On July 21, 2011, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Ginger’s residence and seized over 10 grams of methamphetamine which Ginger planned to distribute to others.

Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Donald E. O’Brien will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Ginger remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Ginger faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, a special assessment of $100, and at least four years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, Spencer Police Department, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Great Lakes Drug Task Force, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 12-4049.