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 Davenport. McDowell is prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple prior felony convictions, including a 2022 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

In May 2025, Walton was arrested and found in possession of a distribution quantity of cocaine and a loaded firearm. Walton is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a 2018 felony conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in the Illinois Circuit Court for Rock Island County.

McDowell was sentenced to a 72-month prison term to run consecutively to his supervised revocation sentence, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Walton was sentenced to a 100-month prison term, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department and the Bettendorf Police Department investigated the case.

Defendant was sentenced to the custody of the BOP for a term of 100 months, consisting of 40 months as to each of Counts 3ss and 4ss to be served concurrently, and 60 months on Count 5ss to be served consecutively to all other counts. Upon release, Defendant shall serve a supervised release term of 3 years as to each of Counts 3ss, 4ss, and 5ss, to be served concurrently. $300 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund Assessment.