MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - A 26-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 7.5 years in federal prison on multiple charges. According to Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Cedric Sanders of Janesville pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and illegal firearm possession on December 5, 2024. Wisconsin man gets five years in prison for fentanyl possession with intent to distribute According to the release, Sanders sold fentanyl to confidential informants twice in November 2023 and twice to an undercover officer. Officers searched three homes and two vehicles connected to Sanders a month later and recovered two guns, firearm magazines, ammunition, a suppressor and a high-capacity drum magazine. In addition, officers found about $12,960 in cash and 4,545 fentanyl pills, which adds to roughly 396 grams. Sanders is a prior convicted felon and is therefore barred from legally owning a firearm. ‘Utter disregard for human life’: Appleton man charged in 2010 death of one-month-old child, faces up to 60 years in prison Judge Conley noted the dangers of fentanyl distribution and Sander's illegal gun possession, deeming significant sentencing necessary. No additional details are available. ...read more read less