United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa

10/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2026 13:09

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Charge

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Sun Prairie, Wisconsin man was sentenced on October 28, 2026, to 20 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl analogue.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, in November 2024, the Bettendorf Police Department executed a search warrant at residences associated with Aaron Terrell Young, 39. Police located over 180 grams of fluorofentanyl (a fentanyl analogue), a loaded pistol, and over eight grams of a substance containing a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and xylazine powder. The hundreds of pills Young possessed and distributed were blue tablets marked M/30 and contained a fentanyl analogue.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Young will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Bettendorf Police Department investigated the case.

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