Iowa Cocaine Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Pry’Shayn Mosley </h2> </center>
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. Pry’Shayn Mosley, 21, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, admitted that between May 2022 and October 2022 he enticed two minors under the age of 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct in order to produce visual depictions of such conduct. Mosley furthe... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty”
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Cleveland Stephens, a/k/a “Schmitty,” age 63, from Cedar Rapids, sold pounds of methamphetamine to multiple people. In October 2022, he was in a car that was stopped in Davenport, Iowa. Law enforcement officers searched the car and found cocaine base, cocaine... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Lashawn Leroy Williams, Jr.
Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchasing of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Lashawn Leroy Williams, Jr., 24, purchased at least 21 firearms between September 2022 through December 2024 and falsely claimed he was not a drug user and provided a false address. Seven of t... More...
$ (02-08-2026 - IA)United States of America v. Jewahn Lequez Walton and Preston Manning McDowell Jr.
Davenport, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful transport of firearms. Jewahn Lequez Walton, 28, and Preston Manning McDowell Jr., 26, each tossed loaded firearms from a vehicle driven by Walton while attempting to elude law enforcement in June 2024. In July 2024, McDowell possessed another firearm in Daven... More...
$ (02-08-2026 - IA)<H2> United States of America v. Victor Villarreal
Sioux City, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Jason S. Thompson, 50, was found guilty of one count each of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of firearms. In the early morning hours of Aug. ... More...
$ (01-08-2026 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. D’quon Morrow </h1></h1>
Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl near a school <br> <br> A man who distributed fentanyl near a school was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison. D'quon Morrow, age 27, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 28, 2025 guilty plea to one count of distribution of at least 40 grams of fentan... More...
$0 (09-22-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Rashad Haleym aka “Ace†and “Bosh†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud, money laundering, and fentanyl distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waukee Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Fraud-Related Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Waukee man wa... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Taft Cornelius Burtton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Council Bluffs, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing distribution quantities of meth, fentanyl, and heroin, and a firearm. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Georgia Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Taft Cornelius Burtton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Council Bluffs, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Georgia Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Georgia man was sentenced today to 300 mont... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Carolyn Michaels </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine in a protected zone </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fort Dodge Woman Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy </h2></center></b></b>... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Darryl Fonte Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine</h2></center></b></b> </... More...
$0 (12-03-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. David Lee Davis, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Council Bluffs, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Sentenced to 230 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Meth</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David Lee Davis, Jr., 38, distributed approxim... More...
$0 (11-23-2024 - IA)In the Interest of L.E. and L.E., Minor Children, J.E., Mother
<h2><br> Indianola, Iowa family law lawyer represented the mother in a parental rights termination case.<br> </h2><br> <br> Lu.E. a ten-year-old male, and Li.E., a thirteen-year-old female, came to the attention of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the summer of 2022 because of substance use by their mother. The children were removed from the mother's custody in early June ... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Jesse James Zeromski </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Firearms While Being an Illegal User of Methamphetamine and Cocaine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dubuque Man Who Possessed Firearms While Being an Illegal User of Methamphetamine and Cocaine Sentenced to Prison</h2></center><... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Parrish Austin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of wire fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterloo Cocaine Dealer and Fraudster Sentenced to Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Dereck Meyer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuanaMeth and Marijuana Convictions </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth and Marijuana Convictions</h2></center></b></b> </h2>... More...
$0 (09-16-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Kohler </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mason City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> At the guilty plea, Lance Kohler, age 46, from Mason City, Iowa,... More...
$0 (09-16-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Anthony McBride </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Council Bluffs, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for possessing a firearm as a felon </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Michigan Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michael Anthony McBride, 30, was stopped for... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Macarr Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exchanging gun fire with another vehicle and in possession of fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Armed Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On June 16, 2023, at approximatel... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Whitaker Jo Ingles </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Participating in Cocaine Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dubuque Woman Sentenced for Participating in Cocaine Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Whitaker Jo Ingles, age 30, from Dyersville, Io... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - IA)United States of America v. Sylvester Cunningham
<h2><br> Cedar Rapids, Iowa "unlawful possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense lawyer.<br> </h2><br> <br> Cunningham, a twice-convicted felon serving a federal term of supervised release, was arrested for possessing a firearm and cocaine at a Walmart store in Cedar Rapids in ... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Allen Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Monona County, Iowa Kidnapper and Gunman Sent to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Monona County, Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years in f... More...
$0 (08-02-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Jerry Wilson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux City Man Sentenced To Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In September 20, 2023, Jerry Wilson, age ... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Leon Scott Banks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spencer Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Evidence at the hearings showed that... More...
$0 (07-26-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Dale Ganaway Lucas, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Cocaine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Davenport Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A man was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to 15 year... More...
$0 (07-23-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Henry Vandermillen, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, st criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine Sentenced to Federal Prison </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dubuque Man Who Distributed Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Dedrick Montez Jones </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Drugs While Under Davenport Man Sentenced to 162 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Drugs While Under Federal Supervision Deral Supervision </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Davenport Man Sentenced to 162 Months in Federal Prison f... More...
$0 (07-16-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Domonique Deshawn Parrow </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Davenport Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Domonique Deshawn Parrow, 38, was... More...
$0 (07-01-2024 - IA)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Vuong Le </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Mailing Drugs to Iowa </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mailing Drugs to Iowa Results in Federal Prison Sentence for California Man</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A California man who used the mail to send dangerous d... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - IA)United States of America v. Luis Carlos Corral Lopez and Lax Jesse
Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.<br> <br> Jesse Lax, age 38, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 8, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. <br> <br> Luis Carlos Corral Lopez, age 32, from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, received the prison term aft... More...
$0 (12-06-2023 - IA)United States of America v. Toney Edward Henderson
Cedard Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs.Toney Edward <br> <br> Tony Edward Henderson, age 50, from Camden, Arkansas, was accused to engaging in a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance after having previously been convicted of a serious drug felony and possession of a firearm by a felon. <br> <br> From August 2021 un... More...
$0 (11-19-2023 - IA)United States of America v. Charles Edward Ford
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing meth.<br> <br> Evidence at the sentencing hearing showed that on three occasions between March and April 2021, Charles Edward Ford, age 54, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, distributed ice methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Between February and April 2021, Ford purchased an additional twelve pounds of ice met... More...
$0 (10-25-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Johnny Blahnik Church
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3) and 924(a)(2), which provide:<br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> and <br> <br>... More...
$0 (10-17-2022 - IA)State of Iowa v. Earnest Jones Hunt, Jr.
Dubuque, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> <br> Earnest Hunt, Jr. was a "person of interest" in the investigation of a shooting in Dubuque. The day after the shooting, Officer Chad Leitzen saw Hunt riding in the passenger seat of a Chevy Impala moving through downtown Dubuque. Following the Impala in an unmarked car, Leitzen saw the Impala ma... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Mario Herrera
Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged for his role in a drug and racketeering conspiracy that encompassed four attempted murders and a stabbing at a local bar.<br> <br> Mario Herrera, age 31, of Davenport was sentenced after pleading guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine. In April 2021, charges were announced for 15 members and asso... More...
$0 (03-08-2022 - IA)United States of America v. Kendell Lamont Thomas
Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribution.<br> <br> A Dubuque man who conspired with his daughter to distribute crack cocaine was charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. <br> <br> Kendell Lamont Thomas, age 47, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 22, 2021 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to dis... More...
$0 (12-27-2021 - IA)United States of America v. Troy Allen Walton
Cedar Rapids, IA: Drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Troy Allen Walton, age 45, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who was charged with seven counts of possession of a controlled substance.<br> <br> Evidence at trial showed that law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl from Walton during a December 6, 2019 traffic stop. Law enforc... More...
$0 (08-27-2021 - IA)United States of America v. Melroy Johnson, Sr.
Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant indicted for distribution of methamphetamine.<br> <br> Melroy Johnson, Sr., 66, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The verdict was returned last Friday morning following about 2 ½ hours of jury deliberations. <br> <br> Evidence a... More...
$0 (07-20-2021 - IA)United States of America v. Michael Christopher Lewis
Davenport, IA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.<br> <br> Michael Christopher Lewis, age 33, of Rock Island, Illinois, to 248 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm announced Acting United State... More...
$0 (03-26-2021 - IA)United States of America v. Eric Joseph Holloway
Davenport, IA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.<br> <br> Eric Joseph Holloway, age 29, of Davenport, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammun... More...
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