COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — A man from Council Bluffs was sentenced Wednesday to slightly less than 4-years in prison (147 months) for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. 47-year old Michael Sutton was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

The charge was the result of an investigation involving Sutton distributing a large quantity of methamphetamine in the Council Bluffs area. Local law enforcement executed a search warrant at Sutton’s residence in Council Bluffs where 724 grams of methamphetamine was found.

The investigation was conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Omaha Police Department. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.