COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Pottawattamie County man was sentenced Monday in Council Bluffs, on drug charge. United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum said today (Tuesday), 45-year old William Walter Batten, was ordered to serve 10-years in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Batten was also sentenced a term of supervised release of five years, once he’s served his court-ordered prison sentence.

In October 2018 Council Bluffs Police stopped a motorcycle driven by Batten and it was discovered he did not have a motorcycle endorsement or insurance. Batten was arrested and admitted he had methamphetamine in his motorcycle. A search warrant was obtained and officers located over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Batten pleaded guilty to this charge in March 2019.

The case was investigated by the Council Bluffs Police Department and the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.