Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison

A Fort Dodge man was sentenced August 19, 2021, to more than 21 years in federal prison.  Terrance Foy, age 34, from Fort Dodge received the prison term after a March 19, 2021, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

In a plea agreement, Foy admitted to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine between 2017 and 2019.  Foy also admitted that on January 5, 2019, he placed a Ruger LC9 firearm on or near an acquaintance’s dresser along with 26.73 grams of actual pure methamphetamine.  Foy has an extensive criminal history, including: four convictions for domestic abuse; four convictions for criminal mischief; two convictions for assault causing bodily injury; two theft convictions; and convictions for possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, possession of methamphetamine, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault, violation of a no contact order, attempted burglary, interference with official acts, and interference with official acts causing bodily injury. 

Foy was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand.  Foy was sentenced to 262 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a 4-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Foy 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 Attorneys Mikala Purdy-Steenholdt, Shawn Wehde, and Ron Timmons.  The case was investigated by the Fort Dodge Police Department. 

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. 

The case file number is 20-3032.

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