Federal prison sentence for Taylorville man

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Taylorville man, Daniel S. Ward, 54, of the 1300 block of S. Cardinal Street, was sentenced on February

10, 2022, to 48 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for knowingly possessing 50 or more grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, with intent
to distribute.

Ward was indicted in March 2020 and pleaded guilty in June 2021.

The statutory penalties
for possession of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute are a minimum of 10 years’ imprisonment to a maximum of life imprisonment, a minimum five-year to a maximum life term of supervised release, and
up to a $10,000,000 fine. Ward was eligible for a
lower sentence because he was sentenced pursuant to the “safety-valve” provision of 18 U.S.C. §3553(f).

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Illinois