Fort Dodge Man to Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

A man who distributed methamphetamine on two occasions while on state probation was sentenced yesterday to more than seven years in federal prison.

Desmond Collins, age 34, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 13, 2025, guilty plea to two counts of distribution of a controlled substance.

At his plea and sentencing hearings, Collins admitted that in October 2024, he distributed a total of approximately three ounces of methamphetamine to a person cooperating with law enforcement in Fort Dodge, Iowa. At the time of the distribution, Collins was on state probation for three separate crimes: assault with a dangerous weapon and criminal mischief; driving while barred; and possession of marijuana. Collins has an extensive criminal history including multiple eluding convictions and four domestic assault convictions.

Collins was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Collins was sentenced to 90 months' imprisonment for each count, to be served concurrently. He must also serve a four-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

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

The case was being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick T. Greenwood and was investigated by the Webster County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 25-CR-03021. Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.