ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution ring in greater Minnesota.
According to court documents, Jonathan Stuart Listrom, 35, of Circle Pines, conspired with his co-defendant Steven Leroy Johnson, 53, of Glenwood, to sell methamphetamine in the Alexandria area. On August 25, 2019, law enforcement arrested Johnson in Alexandria on an outstanding warrant and found 240 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle. On August 27, 2019, law enforcement arrested Listrom in Alexandria with 886 grams of 99 percent pure methamphetamine that he intended to distribute to Johnson. On January 23, 2020, Listrom was arrested again with approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine.
Listrom pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced on October 6, 2021 to 192 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced today to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk for the District of Minnesota made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright sentenced the defendants.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the West Central Minnesota Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the Alexandria Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas M. Hollenhorst.
