La Crosse Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years for Methamphetamine Crime

MADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jack Taylor, 35, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 114 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Taylor pleaded guilty to this charge on January 9, 2020. 

On July 24, 2019, La Crosse police officers executed a search warrant at Taylor’s residence in La Crosse.  Inside the residence, officers found over 100 grams of methamphetamine, a drug ledger, and a digital scale.  At the time officers executed the search warrant, Taylor was on bond from a felony drug trafficking case in La Crosse County and two separate drug trafficking cases in Houston County, Minnesota.  In addition, Taylor was on supervision in Houston County from a felony conviction for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. 

In imposing the sentence, Judge Peterson noted that Taylor has a disturbing criminal history, including multiple violent felony convictions, and was involved in selling a large amount of methamphetamine to the La Crosse community.  Judge Peterson also expressed his displeasure that Taylor continued to sell methamphetamine even after an arrest in La Crosse in January 2019 for methamphetamine trafficking.  In total, Taylor’s criminal history includes 14 prior felony convictions.

The charge against Taylor was a result of an investigation conducted by the La Crosse Police Department, La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office, and Winona (Minnesota) Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Wegner handled the prosecution.