WILLMAR -- Troy Gordon Houdek, 48, of New London, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison for his role in selling methamphetamine to a CEE-VI Drug Task Force informant.
As part of his sentence in Kandiyohi County District Court on fourth-degree drug sale charges, he was also ordered to pay $100 in fines and was given credit for 104 days already served in jail.
Under a plea agreement, four additional drug sale and conspiracy felony charges we-re dismissed. Ho-udek was one of three people charged for selling meth in the New London area. Kathleen Mary Huiras-Weber, 43, of New London, faces five felony charges in the case and will make her next court appearance Jan. 20.
Gerald Allen Schulenburg, 39, of Belgrade, faces two felony drug sale charges in the case and a gross misdemeanor for possessing guns as a user of controlled substances. A jury trial is scheduled Feb. 9-10.
According to the complaint, a CEE-VI informant purchased a gram of meth from Huiras-Weber on June 25 at Houdek's New London residence. On June 30, the informant purchased 2.3 grams of meth.
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The informant was to give the money for the drugs to Huiras-Weber to pass on to Houdek.
Houdek was then supposed to go to Schulenburg's home to purchase the meth and bring it to another home in New London.
On July 1, a search warrant was executed on Schulenburg's home. Officers found a total of $2,928 in his wallet, 7 grams of meth in the garage, an "owe" sheet, drug paraphernalia and surveillance equipment in the house. A number of weapons, including three .22-caliber guns, four 12-gauge shotguns and a .410 shotgun and ammunition, were found in the home.
Schulenburg was interviewed and claimed the meth was for his personal use and that he had not sold or given the drug to anyone.
He said the cash came from selling a car for $2,000 and a cashing a $600 paycheck. Officers later verified the cash contained bills recorded by CEE-VI as used to fund the June 30 controlled buy.
On July 21, the informant attempted to buy meth directly from Houdek, as Huiras-Weber at that time was in the county jail.
The informant and a CEE-VI agent met Houdek at the Country Stop in New London and gave him money to purchase the drugs. Houdek, however, returned the money after he suspected he was being followed by task force agents.
