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Date: 08-18-2023

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United States of America v. John Andrew Pruitt

Case Number: 22-CR-1030

Judge: Judge C.J. Williams

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Linn County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Cedar Rapids

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Description: Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance.

John Andrew Pruitt, age 39, of Pueblo West, Colorado, supplied heroin users in the Dubuque area with controlled substances from at least 2017 until 2022. In March 2020, Pruitt supplied an individual with purported heroin, and that individual subsequently overdosed. Despite learning about this overdose, Pruitt nonetheless continued to sell drugs in the Dubuque area.

Pruitt was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. He was sentenced to 38 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

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

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Nicole L. Nagin and Assistant United States Attorney Jason D. Norwood and investigated by the Dubuque Drug Task Force as part of the Northern Iowa Heroin Initiative.

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 38 months in prison.

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