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Dubuque man sentenced to 23 years in prison for meth

June 4, 2013 By Dar Danielson

An eastern Iowa man who caught his residence on fire while making methamphetamine will spend 23 years in federal prison. Forty-three-year-old Rory Lee Zirkelbach of Dubuque had pled guilty plea to one count of manufacturing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protected location following a prior felony drug conviction.

Court records show Zirkelbach was making meth on the second floor of his residence in May of 2012 when the meth lab caught fire. A neighbor had to go into her half of the burning house to rescue her sleeping child.

This residence is within 1,000 feet of an elementary school and a park — both are protected locations. Zirkelbach was ordered to make $41,000 in restitution for damages resulting from the fire.

He must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release after the 23-year prison term. There is not parole in the federal system.

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