SIOUX CITY – A Fort Dodge man who violated the terms of his federal supervised release was sentenced April 10, 2023, to three years in federal prison.
Jeremiah Preston, 40, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a Judge found him guilty of violating the terms and conditions of his supervised release. Preston was previously convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and distribution of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment. Preston began his term of supervised release in October 2022.
Evidence at the hearings showed Preston began violating multiple conditions of his supervised release shortly after his release from prison. In January 2023, during a traffic stop, Preston was found with two ounces of methamphetamine which he intended to distribute to others.
Preston was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Preston was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Preston is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.