COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum today (Wednesday), announced that October 16th, 35-year old Marcus John Josephson, was sentenced in Council Bluffs United States District Court, for his role in a Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Josephson was sentenced to slightly less than 8.5-years (102 months) in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of three years.

On August 20, 2019, Josephson’s co-defendants, 47-year old Dustyn Russell Bond and 31-year old Clayton Dean Stucker, were also sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Bond was sentenced to 176 months of imprisonment (14.6-years), to be followed by a term of supervised release of eight years; and Stucker was sentenced to 77 months (6.4-years) in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of five years.

All three defendants had earlier pleaded guilty to this charge. On January 10, 2018, Bond and Stucker were stopped by law enforcement in Mills County and found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Bond and Stucker were associated with Marcus Josephson, who assisted them in the distribution of controlled substances in Montgomery County.

The case was investigated by the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Mills County Sheriff’s Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. #