Idaho Falls man convicted of federal drug trafficking charges
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The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). Photo: Bonneville County Jail
POCATELLO – A federal jury convicted Jason Lundholm, 36, of Idaho Falls, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver after a four-day trial, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.
According to court records, on Sept. 26, 2023, officers with the Idaho Falls Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Idaho Falls. Lundholm was seated in the back passenger seat.
Officers searched the vehicle and found 227 grams of methamphetamine in a fast food bag located at Lundholm’s feet. Evidence presented during the trial established that Lundholm conspired with his co-defendants, Jeremy Wheeler, 49, of Idaho Falls, and Breena Jolley, 44, of Pocatello, who were also in the vehicle, to distribute methamphetamine.
The jury found Lundholm guilty of both charges after two hours of deliberation on Nov. 21. Lundholm is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 13, 2025, before Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill. Lundholm faces a maximum penalty of twenty years in federal prison.
Wheeler and Jolley previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and are both scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 18, before Judge Winmill.
U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the investigation by the Idaho Falls Police Department and the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Paskett is prosecuting the case.