Jury Convicts Delhi Man for Methamphetamine Offenses

A Delhi man who agreed to distribute methamphetamine and was found in possession of over 1,800 grams of meth was convicted by a jury last Wednesday after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

45-year old Jesse Jon Harbach was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The verdict was returned following two hours of jury deliberations.

The evidence at trial showed that Harbach obtained methamphetamine from his source of supply in Arizona for over two years. During that time, Harbach received multiple packages at a rural Delhi residence. On March 10, 2025, after Harbach and an associate picked up a package, law enforcement officers stopped the car Harbach was in. Officers found a package at Harbach’s feet that contained over 1,800 grams of methamphetamine. 

Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Harbach remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a possible maximum sentence of life in prison, along with a $20,000,000 fine and at least five years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hudson and Assistant United States Attorney Dan Chatham and was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Iowa State Patrol, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations Forensic Laboratory. 

information courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Iowa