CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute it in a home where children were present and lived and who also illegally possessed guns was sentenced June 12, 2017, to more than eight years in federal prison.
Brian Paul Kamm, age 34, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 9, 2017, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance on a premises in which individuals under the age of 18 were present and resided and one count of possession of firearms and ammunition by a drug user.
At the guilty plea, Kamm admitted that on August 4, 2016, he was in possession of at least 35 grams of pure methamphetamine in his house, which he intended to distribute to another person. Kamm also admitted that there were two minors present and that they resided at the house at the same time he possessed the methamphetamine there. Kamm further admitted possessing three handguns and ammunition, while he was an unlawful user of marijuana and methamphetamine.
Kamm was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade. Kamm was sentenced to a total of 99 months’ imprisonment on the drug charge with 17 months of the sentence specifically assessed due to the minors being present and residing at the residence. A special assessment of $200 was imposed. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Kamm is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Emily K. Nydle and investigated by the Dubuque Police Department, the Dubuque Drug Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
