COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced today (Thursday) to 134 months (11-years) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

According to public court documents, Lawrence Allen Peterson, II, also known as “Toro,” 48, conspired with other individuals to distribute methamphetamine within the Council Bluffs metropolitan area between March and October 2023. In 2005, Peterson was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Peterson will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.