Sioux City, IA (KICD)– A Cherokee man has pled guilty in federal court to illegal drug possession.

54-year-old Jeffery Linn entered the plea on Monday after being accused of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

At his plea hearing, Linn admitted to having several ounces of the drug in his vehicle when stopped by law enforcement back in December which he planned to distribute to others.

Sentencing will take place at a later date with Linn facing between ten years and life in federal prison and a ten million dollar fine.