Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Involving at Least 500 Grams
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that Sean Paxson, 57, of Clare, in Webster County, Iowa, pleaded guilty on November 4, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City, and was convicted of one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distributing methamphetamine.
At the plea hearing, Paxson admitted that from July 2024 through July 2026, he and others conspired to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine, including at least 150 grams of pure methamphetamine, in the Fort Dodge area. In May 2026, law enforcement, using informants, made five controlled buys of methamphetamine from Paxson totaling more than 180 grams of pure methamphetamine.
Sentencing before U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Paxson remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending sentencing. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years' imprisonment and a possible maximum of life imprisonment, a $15,000,000 fine, and at least five years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Webster County Sheriff's Office, the Fort Dodge Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa DCI Laboratory, and the Webster County Attorney's Office. The case file number is 26-3034. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa)
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa
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