A Burlington man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison following his conviction for distributing methamphetamine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Larry Leroy Knotts Jr., 61, was sentenced on Wednesday for selling approximately 125 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential source during controlled purchases between November and December 2023. At the time of the transactions, Knotts was already on federal supervised release stemming from a prior conviction in the Central District of Illinois for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
Following his prison term, Knotts will be required to complete a five-year term of supervised release. Officials noted that there is no parole in the federal system.
The sentencing was announced by United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. The case was investigated by the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force (SEINT) in collaboration with the Burlington Police Department.