CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A Mason City man who sold pounds of methamphetamine and illegally possessed firearms in furtherance of his drug distribution, was sentenced today to more than 15 years in federal prison. Andrew Lofton, age 48, of Mason City, received the prison term after a May 17, 2024, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one co  more