Portland Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Dealing Meth While on Federal Pretrial Release

PORTLAND, Ore. – Stephen Gregory Rowell, 37, of Portland, was sentenced today to 147 months in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine in Portland. Upon completion of his prison sentence, Rowell will be on supervised release for 5 years.

Rowell previously pleaded guilty on April 25, 2018 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.     

According to court documents, on November 15, 2016, Rowell was arrested and found in possession of at least 180 grams of methamphetamine that were intended for further distribution.  At the time of his 2016 arrest, Rowell was on federal pretrial supervision following his arrest and indictment for distributing methamphetamine on June 24, 20l5. Today’s sentencing resolved both cases.

The Clackamas County Interagency Taskforce, Oregon City Police Department, and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case. It was prosecuted by Peter D. Sax, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.