A 2019 drug trafficking investigation by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office has led to eight years in prison for an Iowa City woman.

Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal announced that 38-year-old Stefani Amber Goodwin was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John A. Avery to 96 months in prison on multiple felony drug charges. Goodwin was convicted for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Goodwin was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after her prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

In September 2019, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of Goodwin and her co-defendant, 39-year-old Shaun Michael Farrington, also of Iowa City, after they were observed driving a vehicle identified as being involved in a different methamphetamine trafficking investigation. GPS records showed the vehicle traveling to various locations throughout southeast Iowa, making numerous stops at known drug trafficking locations. On October 2, 2019 a positive K-9 alert prompted a search of their vehicle resulting in the uncovering of approximately 350 grams of ice methamphetamine. Goodwin admitted to conspiring with Farrington to sell significant quantities of meth throughout southeast Iowa.