ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Rochester man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Nicholas John Hanson, 38, was part of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 2019 through August 2019.
Hanson coordinated and facilitated the delivery of methamphetamine on behalf of the conspiracy leader, John Willis Netherton, also known as “Big John,” and “Wicked One.”
U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced Hanson Thursday. Hanson pleaded guilty on Aug. 17, 2020. Hanson was the last conspiracy member to be sentenced by the Court.
Judge Nelson previously sentenced several other conspiracy members to various sentences ranging from three and a half to nearly 22 years, including Netherton who received 21 years and eight months in prison.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Rochester Police Department, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Southeast Minnesota Violent Crimes Enforcement Team, the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, the South Central Drug Investigation Unit, and the Minnesota State Patrol.
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