Burlington Man Sentenced to 230 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Burlington man was sentenced yesterday to 230 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

According to public court documents, David Lee Davis, Jr., 38, distributed approximately two pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer in October 2022. At the time, Davis was under a term of federal supervised release for a 2012 conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Davis's term of supervised release was revoked, and he was sentenced to 51-months consecutive to his 230-months sentence.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Davis will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Quad Cities Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Southeast Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Davenport Police Department, Scott County Special Operations Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.