A 41-year-old Fort Dodge man, Christopher Lee Caquelin, pled guilty March 26, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of distribution of a controlled substance.
At the plea hearing, evidence showed that from January 1, 2023, and continuing to on or about October 31, 2024, Caquelin was part of an ongoing drug conspiracy based in Fort Dodge, Iowa to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Caquelin and others sold methamphetamine to people in the Fort Dodge area as well as sources working with law enforcement.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Caquelin remains in custody of the United States Marshal, pending sentencing. Caquelin faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of up to life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, and 5 years to life of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Fletcher and Jack Lammers and was investigated by Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Dodge Police Department, and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.