An Emmetsburg man accused of possessing methamphetamine near a school was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison.
57-year-old David Specketer pleaded guilty in Sioux City Federal Court this past November to Possession With Intent to Distribute Meth within a thousand feet of the Emmetsburg High School. Specketer was previously federally convicted of Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Meth in 2013.
Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on April 15th, 2024, law enforcement attempted to arrest Specketer at his residence in Emmetsburg on an outstanding arrest warrant. That warrant involved a pending 2022 case in Woodbury County for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. Specketer attempted to flee back into his residence after initial contact with law enforcement at his door. Law enforcement apprehended Specketer in his residence with approximately one ounce of methamphetamine. Specketer admitted he intended to distribute all or some of the methamphetamine to another. Specketer’s residence is within one-thousand feet of the Emmetsburg High School, a protected location.
Specketer remains in custody of the United States Marshals Service until he can be transported to a federal prison.
