SIOUX CITY — A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for firearms and methamphetamine convictions.

Nicholas Janvrin, 32, was sentenced October 23 in federal court in Sioux City.

Janvrin pleaded guilty in March to illegally possessing a firearm and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He was previously convicted of felony burglary in Hamilton County.

On August 1, 2023, law enforcement were called to a local hotel in Webster City regarding a disturbance in which they observed Janvrin, who was known to have outstanding warrants. During a search of his hotel room, law enforcement seized a firearm and drug user and distribution paraphernalia from a bag in the room.

The Iowa DCI Criminalistics Laboratory matched DNA from Janvrin to the handle of the firearm.

Evidence further established Janvrin’s involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from January 2023 through August 2023. He obtained more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine from a source in Des Moines and had plans to redistribute it in the Fort Dodge area.

Janvrin was sentenced to 160 months in prison and must serve a five-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system.

The United States Attorney was assisted in the case by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Webster City Police Department, the Fort Dodge Police Department, the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa DCI Laboratory, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.