SIOUX CITY – Until recently, this thrice-convicted Northern Iowa sex offender could be found flexing and profiling on his social media flaunting his freedom, but behind the scenes, while toting his brass knuckles, he was committing domestic assault, illegally possessing guns, dealing poison – but all that changed when he was sentenced to federal prison.
Dana Eugene Igou, age 41, now from Spencer, Iowa, is a convicted sexual offender, guilty of the following crimes:
– Non-Iowa Conviction – Criminal sex conduct 1st deg – DATE: 12/26/2000 – HIS AGE: 14 – VICTIM AGE: 0 – 13 (Age) Female
– Non-Iowa Conviction – Criminal sex conduct 3rd deg – DATE: 12/26/2000 – HIS AGE: 14 – VICTIM AGE: 0 – 13 (Age) Female
– 709.11 Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse – DATE: 05/14/2013 Pocahontas – HIS AGE: 28 – VICTIM AGE: Adult (18+) Female
– 709.11 Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse – DATE: 08/14/2017 Dickinson – HIS AGE: 32 – VICTIM AGE: Adult (18+) Female
Igou was sentenced on July 16,2025, to more than 14 years in federal prison. He received the prison term after a January 22, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession of firearms by a drug user and domestic abuse misdemeanant and one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
The Estherville Police Department says they had a major part in this investigation and the subsequent Federal charges filed against Igou.
During the course of the conspiracy, Igou and others conspired to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine. Igou also possessed several firearms during the drug conspiracy. In December of 2023, Igou was stopped for a traffic violation and found in possession of a 9 mm handgun and a small amount of methamphetamine. Igou was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior felony convictions and his prior conviction of a crime of domestic violence. On March 14, 2024, law enforcement again arrested Igou, and he was again in possession of firearms, as well as ammunition, brass knuckles, and nearly 9 ounces of methamphetamine. Because of his prior convictions, Igou was determined to be a career offender.
Igou was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Igou was sentenced to 170 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Igou is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jack Lammers and was investigated by Estherville Police Department, Spirit Lake Police Department, Spencer Police Department, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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