COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A woman from Pottawattamie County was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine. The U-S District Court Judge in Council Bluffs handed down the sentence April 12th, in the case of 35-year-old Lindsay Hurst, Council Bluffs. Hurst was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow her prison term and pay $100
to the Crime Victims’ Fund. There is no parole in the federal system.

In January and February 2020, Hurst sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant on three occasions – selling approximately 130.83 grams total of actual methamphetamine. Hurst
pleaded guilty on November 20, 2020, to the methamphetamine charge.

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