SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Doon, Iowa man is going to federal prison for distribution of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury.
Rylan Wayne Walth, a/k/a Rylan Conrad, 34, was sentenced to ten years by U.S. District Court Judge Karen Schreier in Sioux Falls.
Walth was convicted for distributing fentanyl to a person who smoked it and overdosed.
The drug taker was saved by Narcan.
The case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Police Department and Homeland Security.
Below is the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Doon, Iowa, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on May 17, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Rylan Wayne Walth, a/k/a “Rylan Conrad,”, age 34, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Walth was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 6, 2020. He pled guilty on March 4, 2021.
The conviction stemmed from an incident on or about September 8, 2019, when Walth, knowingly and intentionally distributed fentanyl and said fentanyl resulted in the serious bodily injury of a victim. The victim smoked the fentanyl provided by Walth and sustained an overdose, which was reversed by the administration of Narcan. Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Police Department and the Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga prosecuted the case.
Walth was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
