United States of America v. Thomas Edward Clutts

Cedar Rapids, IA - California Man Sentenced to Over 25 Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth from California to Iowa



Thomas Edward Clutts, Jr., age 45, from Riverside, California, was sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.



In a plea agreement, Clutts admitted he arranged for another man to purchase a total of seven pounds of methamphetamine from a California source for distribution in Iowa. Clutts also admitted possessing a gun while in Iowa that he carried in connection with and furtherance of the drug conspiracy. Clutts has a long criminal history, including prior convictions for multiple drug-related crimes and robbery in California



Clutts was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Clutts was sentenced to 323 months’ and 25 days imprisonment. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.



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



This case and was investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program of the United States Department of Justice through a cooperative effort of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force consisting of the DEA; the Linn County Sheriff's Office; the Cedar Rapids Police Department; the Marion Police Department; and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Charge:

21:846 and 851 CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

(1s)

08/27/2019 75 NOTICE of Filing of Exhibits from Hearing by USA as to Defendant Thomas Edward Clutts, Jr re 74 Sentencing, Government Exhibit 2A. Exhibits refilled to correct exhibit numbers only. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 3A, # 2 Exhibit 4A, # 3 Exhibit 5A) (Nydle, Emily) Modified on 8/27/2019 (ksy). (Entered: 08/27/2019)

08/27/2019 76 JUDGMENT as to Defendant Thomas Edward Clutts, Jr (1). Count 1s: 323 months and 25 days imprisonment. 5 years supervised release. $100 (paid) assessment. Count(s) 1 and 2s: Dismissed. Signed by Judge CJ Williams on 8/27/2019. (pac) (Entered: 08/27/2019)

08/27/2019 77 SEALED Statement of Reasons by USA, US Probation, Thomas Edward Clutts, Jr as to Defendant Thomas Edward Clutts, Jr. (pac) (Entered: 08/27/2019)