A Mills County man was sentenced Tuesday to spend 11-years in prison following his conviction on a drug charge. 31-year old Jesse R. Salmons-Rice, of Malvern was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John Jarvey to 132 months in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school. Rice was also ordered to serve eight-years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment.

On September 4tg, 2013, Salmons-Rice pled guilty to the charge. The guilty plea was the result of an investigation by law enforcement into the manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine in and around Mills County. He was found to have been manufacturing methamphetamine on or about November 6th, 2012, in the loft of his garage which was located within 28-feet of an elementary school in Malvern.

The investigation was conducted by the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Iowa Division of Narcotic Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.