A man who trafficked methamphetamine on multiple occasions in the Webster County, Iowa, area was sentenced July 16, 2026, to 13 years in federal prison.
Tyler Mattingly, age 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 18, 2026, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three counts of distribution of methamphetamine.
At the hearings, Mattingly admitted that in late 2024, he sold methamphetamine in the Webster County, Iowa, area to individuals cooperating with law enforcement on three separate occasions. On December 24, 2024, law enforcement officers attempted to on car driven by Mattingly in Carroll County, Iowa. Mattingly failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit, reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour on gravel roads. Mattingly also had a passenger in the car. Officers deployed stop sticks and Mattingly struck them, disabling his car. Law enforcement officers found drug distribution items in the car. Along the route of the pursuit, officers found approximately 145 grams of discarded methamphetamine. As part of their investigation, law enforcement officers obtained evidence of Mattingly receiving methamphetamine from his source of supply and providing it to others.
Mattingly was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Mattingly was sentenced to 156 months’ imprisonment for each count to run concurrently. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison terms. There is no parole in the federal system.
Mattingly is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick T. Greenwood and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Dodge Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Sac County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.