Minnesota Man Sentenced to Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearms Violation

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution and multiple firearms violations.

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Prosecutors said 48-year-old John Juneau of Fridley, was inside a detached garage with two other people when law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence in Columbia Heights in February 2019.

Officers found three plastic baggies containing more than 23 grams of 99% pure methamphetamine. Testing completed afterward determined that Juneu’s DNA was present on the baggies.

Court documents said police executed another search warrant at a Coon Rapids residence in July 2019. Officers saw Juneau trying to exit the home through a basement bedroom window. Juneau dropped a bag outside the window that contained a safe containing $6,000 in cash and numerous empty plastic baggies. Inside the residence, officers found quantities of 99% pure methamphetamine.

Police also searched the garage located on the property and found a Ruger, .380 caliber pistol, a Ruger, .22 caliber pistol, two scales, several empty plastic baggies, and more than 40 grams of high purity methamphetamine.

Juneau has multiple prior felony convictions in Anoka, Sherburne, Hennepin, and Ramsey Counties, and is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.

The Fridley man was convicted by a federal jury to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession of methamphetamine, one count of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of illegally possessing firearms as a felon in April 2022.

Juneau was sentenced Wednesday to 216 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.