A man who possessed two firearms and admitted to buying over a pound of methamphetamine was sentenced on November 5, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison.

Todd Fritz Groom, age 33, from Boscobel, Wisconsin, received the prison term after a May 3, 2021 guilty plea to possession of firearms by a prohibited person.

Information from Groom’s guilty plea and sentencing hearings showed that on September 24, 2020, deputies from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for stolen property at a residence in Clermont, Iowa. After discovering that there were drugs in the house, the deputies obtained and executed a second search warrant for drugs and drug-related items. They found two firearms in a backpack with other items belonging to Groom. Groom was previously convicted of four felony offenses and was a methamphetamine user. Groom later admitted to a deputy that, a couple weeks before the search, he had bought 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine for redistribution and that one of the subjects he dealt with was involved with a drug cartel.

Groom was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Groom was sentenced to 86 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Groom is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to federal prison.