Decorah Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

A Decorah man who obtained and distributed methamphetamine was sentenced on May 18, 2026, to more than 18 years in federal prison.

Cody Richard Reisner, age 42, from Decorah, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 2, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after a prior conviction for a serious drug felony.

Information disclosed at sentencing showed that, in February 2025, Reisner obtained methamphetamine from a source of supply in Des Moines, Iowa, and distributed the methamphetamine to customers in the Decorah area. On February 26, 2025, law enforcement officers tried to stop Reisner's car. Reisner fled from officers. He drove through a dorm parking lot and a grassy space of a college campus before he stopped and ran. Officers caught him and he was arrested. Officers recovered over 70 grams of methamphetamine from his car. Reisner's has three prior drug-trafficking convictions.

Reisner was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Reisner was sentenced to 224 months' imprisonment, and he must also serve an eight-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Reisner is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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The case file number is 25-CR-02044-CJW.