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Lafayette Man "Puppet" Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Distribution

2/25/2025

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Daniel Kehlhofer, a Lafayette resident known as “Puppet,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years of probation for methamphetamine distribution. His arrest on April 13, 2023, followed a tense struggle with police, who found him in possession of meth, spice, and a syringe. This incident marks a troubling chapter in his history of prior convictions while on probation.

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Daniel Kehlhofer, a Lafayette resident known as “Puppet,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years of probation for methamphetamine distribution. His arrest on April 13, 2023, followed a tense struggle with police, who found him in possession of meth, spice, and a syringe. This incident marks a troubling chapter in his history of prior convictions while on probation.