William Schubel, 33, (Photo/Sherburne County Jail)
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) – A 33-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine, in addition to illegally possessing numerous firearms.
Law enforcement identified William Schubel as a high-volume methamphetamine dealer. An informant saw Schubel in possession of five pounds of methamphetamine individually packaged in one-pound vacuum sealed bags. The informant also heard the defendant discussing his receipt of fifty pounds of methamphetamine.
In January of last year, law enforcement executed search warrants at Schubel’s two residences, a home in Oak Grove, Minnesota, and an apartment in Anoka, Minnesota.
Inside Schubel’s Oak Grove home, law enforcement found 746 grams of methamphetamine and 220 grams of cocaine inside a backpack that also contained a digital scale. Also at the Oak Grove residence, police found 12 firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. This included a loaded pistol with an extended magazine concealed under the defendant’s pillow.
Inside Schubel’s Anoka apartment, law enforcement found an additional five grams of methamphetamine, a firearm cleaning kit, and multiple rolls of vacuum seal bags.
Schubel was arrested that day, in his car. The defendant had $2,378 as well as a cellphone.
Agents searched Schubel’s phone and found messages where Schubel sent drug “menus” to customers, listing various controlled substances using code names and offering the controlled substances for sale in full pound, half-pound, and quarter-pound amounts.
Agents also found messages where Schubel discussed selling controlled substances and his knowledge that doing so would entail significant consequences. Schubel explained he was going to delete his messenger app, worried it might be discovered by law enforcement.
Schubel has four prior felony convictions, including a conviction for domestic assault by strangulation, and three convictions for drug distribution and possession.
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