Marshalltown Man Sentenced On Drug And Firearm Charges
DES MOINES - On April 16, 2008, Michael Dennis Long, age 24, of Marshalltown, Iowa, was sentenced to a term of 39 months imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, and 60 months imprisonment for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, for a total sentence of 99 months imprisonment, announced United States Attorney Matthew G. Whitaker. United States District Judge James E. Gritzner also ordered Long to serve a five year term of supervised release following his imprisonment, and imposed a crime victim fund assessment of $200.00.
On November 29, 2007, Long entered a plea of guilty to the drug and firearm charges. At the time of his plea, Long stipulated that on December 6, 2006, he possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to another person and possessed a shotgun in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime.
This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Iowa. This case was investigated by the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (M.I.N.E.) Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.