<div>SIOUX CITY — A 49-year-old Le Mars man received a 66-month prison sentence for drug and firearm convictions.Timothy Mullally was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on Sept. 25. Mullally pleaded guilty on May 16 to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of prohibited person in possession of firearms, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the Northern District of Iowa based in Sioux City.At the plea and sentencing hearings, evidence showed that between January 2022 through September 2022, Mullally and others distributed more than two kilograms of methamphetamine. Evidence showed that on two occasions in August and September 2022, Mullally distributed more than 800 grams of pure methamphetamine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement.During investigation of this matter, law enforcement and the United States Postal Inspection Service seized a three-pound package of methamphetamine coming from California to Mullally’s house in September 2022. During the investigation, including search warrants at Mullally’s properties and vehicles, law enforcement seized $5,830 and two firearms.Mullally admitted to being a regular user of methamphetamine, and thereby was prohibited from possessing firearms.Sentencing was held before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. In addition to the prison term, Mullally was given a $1,000 fine, and ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.Mullally remains in the custody of the United States marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde. It was investigated by Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Sioux City Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; the South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; the Nebraska State Patrol; the Iowa National Guard; the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; the United States Marshals Service; the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.</div>

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Le Mars man sentenced to federal prison

SIOUX CITY — A 49-year-old Le Mars man received a 66-month prison sentence for drug and firearm convictions. Timothy Mullally was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on Sept. 25. Mullally pleaded guilty on May 16 to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of prohibited person in possession of firearms, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the Northern District of Iowa based in Sioux City.