ALMA, IL — A 44-year-old Alma man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Containing Methamphetamine.

John “Matt” Doyle was taken into custody from his home on Kinoka Road by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force (SEIDTF) as a part of a July 2020 investigation lead by SEIDTF agents.

On Wednesday SEIDTF Agents, assisted by the U.S Marshalls Service Fugitive Task Force and the Marion County Sherriff’s Department, took Doyle into custody and executed a search warrant of Doyle’s residence locating additional controlled substances, ammunition, and a firearm.

Doyle is currently being held in the Marion County Jail.  This case is open and ongoing with no additional information being released.