CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who pled guilty to drug and gun charges was sentenced December 21, 2020, to 27 years in federal prison.
Brandon James Seys, age 42, from Tampa, Florida, received the prison term after a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Seys was arrested in Dubuque, Iowa, in December 2018. During the arrest, officers recovered more than $10,000 on his person and recovered methamphetamine and cocaine in his hotel room. Officers also recovered two firearms in a storage unit. Seys later admitted at the plea hearing to possessing the firearms and being a felon. Evidence during the case showed that Seys told others he was willing to use the firearms if officers attempted to arrest him.
Seys was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Seys was sentenced to 324 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Seys 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department the Dubuque Police Department, and the Dubuque County Drug Task Force.
