BOONE, Iowa—A 36 year old Boone woman was sentenced this month to 20 years in prison by a Boone County District Court Judge. Alicia Jo Fucaloro received the sentence on February 19, 2018 and according to a release from the Boone County Attorney’s office, the will run consecutive to a Polk County case. The release from the Boone County Attorney’s office says:
A Boone County District Court Judge sentenced Alicia Jo Fucaloro, 36 years old of Boone, Iowa, to 20 years in prison with the Iowa Department of Corrections. This sentence was ordered to run consecutive to a Polk county case of 10 years, for a total of 30 years in prison between the two. The sentencing is a result of a guilty plea on January 9, 2017, in which she pled guilty to Conspiracy to Deliver Methamphetamine, Possession of Controlled Substance, 3rd or Subsequent Offense, and a Tax Stamp Violation. All three counts were felonies. On that date Alicia Fucaloro was given probation. Alicia Fucaloro violated the terms of her probation and a hearing was held on February 19, 2018. At this hearing the court found her in violation of probation and revoked Alicia Fucaloro’s probation. The State recommended that she serves 20 years in prison for the charges and the court agreed sentencing her to 20 years in prison with the Iowa Department of Corrections.
According to the Complaint and Affidavits filed, this case started on September 29, 2016 when the Boone Police Department served a search warrant on a home shared by Dallas Forkner (34) and Alicia Jo Fucaloro (36). In searching Dallas Forkner the Boone Police Department found methamphetamine and a large sum of US Currency on his person. Inside the house the police found various items consistent with the distribution of illegal narcotics including scales, small clear zip lock baggies, and small dishes with white residue used to cut larger amounts of narcotics down into smaller amounts for distribution. Throughout the residence law enforcement found over 100 grams of methamphetamine.
The Boone Police Department filed charges on both Dallas Forkner and Alicia Jo Fucaloro. On November 27, 2017, Dallas Forkner pled guilty in his cases to felony Distribution charges. Dallas Forkner received a sentence of 75 years on his cases with a mandatory minimum of 25 years with the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Alicia Fucaloro, a co-defendant, pled guilty on January 9, 2017 to Conspiracy to Deliver Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, 3rd Offense, and Tax Stamp Violation. She was initially sentenced to probation for those offenses on March 6, 2017 but violated her probation with her conviction of Theft in the 1st Degree out of Polk County. She had a Probation Revocation hearing on her drug case on February 19, 2018. Due to her criminal conduct and performance on probation, the court revoked her probation and sentenced Alicia Fucaloro to 20 years in prison. While Fucaloro was on probation she had committed a robbery in Polk County. She pled guilty to a Theft 1st degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The State recommended, and the Court agreed, that the 20 years in the Boone County case should run consecutive to the Polk county case. As a result, Ms. Fucaloro’s maximum prison sentence is 30 years.
First Assistant Boone County Attorney, Matt Speers, prosecuted the cases on behalf of the State of Iowa for the prosecution. Alicia Fucaloro was defended by a local attorney. The Boone Police Department investigated the case.
Alicia Jo Fucaloro, Boone
(contributed article and photo, Boone County Attorney’s office)
