A man who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on April 5, 2010, to more than 12 years in federal prison.

Robert Joseph Hare, age 27, from Cherokee, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 10, 2009, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine.

In a plea agreement, Hare admitted that, from October 2005 through February 2009, he and others reached an agreement to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of the Cherokee School District Early Childhood Learning Center in Cherokee.

Hare has a prior 2005 felony drug conviction in Cherokee County for distribution of marijuana to persons under the age of 18.

Hare was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Donald E. O’Brien. Hare was sentenced to 147.5 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a 10-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Hare is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Fletcher and was investigated by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 09-04038.

 

 

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