Reeds Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy

USAO Press Release on March 4, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Reeds, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Kimberly C. Elliott, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 12 years in federal prison…

Fort Dodge, Iowa Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm

USAO Press Release on March 3, 2025

Lennox Vanvacter, 32, was convicted by a jury on October 10, 2024, after a three-day trial in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The verdict was returned following about 7 hours of jury deliberations. The evidence at trial and…