A former Council Bluffs assistant city attorney was sentenced to five years probation on federal drug charges on Monday.
44 year old Don Bauermeister had previously entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute at least 13 pounds but less than 20 pounds of marijuana.
On January 9, 2017, a Utah State Trooper recovered 12 pounds of marijuana and a pound of THC wax during a traffic stop on I-80. The driver indicated he drove from Omaha to Oregon on two occasions to pick up marijuana for Bauermeister.
A series of texts from the driver’s phone and Bauermeister confirmed the two trips. When the FBI confronted Bauermeister he resigned his position as assistant city attorney for Council Bluffs and admitted his involvement in the distribution of marijuana.
In sentencing Bauermeister, Judge Laurie Smith Camp recognized the felony conviction and noted that a prosecutor should be held to a higher standard. She then imposed a five year term of probation and a $5,000.00 fine. The sentence was within the advisory guidelines range.