La Crosse Man Sentenced For Trying To Sell Drugs in Dodgeville

A man from La Crosse has been sentenced to 72 months in prison following his arrest in Dodgeville on drug charges. 33 year old Cody Stough of La Crosse was given the sentence by U.S. District Judge William Conley  for distributing methamphetamine. Stough pleaded guilty to the charge on September 15th. On November 19th, 2020, a confidential informant contacted the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force and explained that Stough was willing to sell the informant a quarter pound of methamphetamine.  Investigators gave the informant a recording device and currency. Investigators watched as the informant met with Stough in a parking lot in Dodgeville. As the informant walked away, officers detained Stough, searched his vehicle, and found the currency.  The informant gave investigators a plastic sandwich bag containing a “glass crystal substance,” that weighed 77 grams.  The substance tested positive for methamphetamine. During a post-arrest interview, Stough admitted to selling methamphetamine to the informant.