Crystal Lake man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – A Crystal Lake man received his sentence in a Rockford federal courthouse on Monday after pleading guilty to distributing drugs through the internet.

James Ettleson, 39, was sentenced to 100-months, more than eight years, in federal prison on Feb. 9 for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.

In a plea agreement, Ettleson admitted that between Sep. 2022 and May 2024, he repeatedly ordered controlled substances through the mail via the “dark web” and then solicited the substances on Facebook…

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