Mason City man sentenced to over 15 years on federal drug, gun charges

SIOUX CITY — It’s more than 15 years in prison for a Mason City man convicted of federal drug and gun charges.

The US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa’s office says 48-year-old Andrew Lofton was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty back in May to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Evidence showed that between January and April in 2023 that Lofton distributed about six pounds of meth, and on several occasions during that time, he sold meth to an individual cooperating with the government. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Lofton’s residence on April 20th of last year and found drug distribution-related items and multiple firearms.

Lofton was sentenced by US District Court Judge Leonard Strand to 190 months in prison to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release.