Hamilton County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges

Anthony Neuroth, 49, from Kamrar, Iowa, pled guilty March 25, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City. Neuroth was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distributing methamphetamine.

Neuroth was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution and aiding and abetting another in the distribution of methamphetamine, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, in September 2007.

At the plea hearing, Neuroth admitted that between about November 2022 through about February 2024 he and others conspired to distribute more than 150 grams of methamphetamine. On four occasions in 2022 and 2023 Neuroth distributed ½ ounce quantities of methamphetamine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement.

Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Neuroth remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Neuroth faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $8,000,000 fine, and at least eight years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

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

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