Lang
9/28/24
A Coralville man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for Assault on a Person Assisting Federal Officer. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, 33-year-old Jorey Butterbaugh was convicted in November of 2023 of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Following his sentencing, and while awaiting transport to a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility, Butterbaugh was temporarily held at the Muscatine County Jail. On November 13, 2023, Butterbaugh assaulted a Muscatine County correctional officer, who was conducting an internal investigation of contraband within the jail.
Butterbaugh was sentenced on Tuesday.