Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Convictions

Marcus Hill, 53, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on March 20, 2026, to 144 months' imprisonment. Hill pled guilty November 7, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine near a protected location.

At the plea hearing in November, Hill admitted that between 2018 and March 2025, he conspired to distribute methamphetamine in the Fort Dodge, Iowa area. Hill distributed over 300 grams of pure methamphetamine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement on three separate occasions in March of 2025. One of those distributions occurred within 1,000 feet of a protected location, namely Deercreek Apartments, a public housing authority in Fort Dodge.

United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Hill to 144 months' imprisonment, and a term of 10 years supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Hill remains in custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Webster County Sheriff's Office, Fort Dodge Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and Iowa DCI Laboratory.

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The case file number is 25-3034. Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.