Woman Sentenced to Six and a half Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl
MADISON, Wis. – John McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Julia A. Lloyd, 40, Coon Valley, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 ½ years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Lloyd pled guilty to this charge on December 18, 2023.
On June 12, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the residence of Lloyd and her co-defendant Stanley Holte in Coon Valley. Holte was pulled over after being observed leaving the residence. Officers searched Holte and his car and found a large quantity of cash, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Officers arrested Lloyd at the residence, where they found additional quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. In total, officers seized just under five pounds of methamphetamine, over an ounce of fentanyl, and almost $50,000 in cash. Lloyd and Holte were later interviewed and admitted to trafficking significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
At sentencing, Judge Conley noted that the weight of the drugs was a significant sentencing factor.
On January 16, 2024, co-defendant Stanley Holte pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Conley on April 1, 2024.
The charge against Lloyd and Holte was the result of an investigation conducted by the Campbell, La Crosse, and Onalaska Police Departments, La Crosse County and Vernon County Sheriff’s Offices, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. The Vernon County District Attorney’s Office also assisted with this investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven P. Anderson prosecuted this case.
