Davenport Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Davenport man was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

According to public court documents, between at least January 2024 and May 2024, Rosston Tate, 40, distributed more than ten pounds of methamphetamine in the Quad Cities area with Kyle Ogden Antle, 23, of Davenport, and Jason Douglas Ringold, 26, of Davenport. Tate used three-way jail phone calls to continue trafficking methamphetamine after Antle and Ringold were arrested. Tate actively recruited members to the conspiracy and directed others to deliver drugs. Tate also illegally possessed firearms, including during his drug trafficking. Tate committed this offense while he was on supervised release related to his most recent felony drug conviction for manufacture/delivery of heroin in the Wisconsin District Court for Milwaukee County. After completing his term of imprisonment, Tate will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

In November, Antle pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to his drug trafficking. Antle's sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 16, 2025. Yesterday, Ringold pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Ringold's sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 15, 2025. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the United States sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Rock Island Police Department.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.