Davenport man sentenced for selling cocaine while on federal supervision

A Davenport man was sentenced to 13 ½ years in federal prison for selling cocaine while under federal supervision.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing in federal court in Davenport, officers received information that Dedrick Montez Jones, 44, was selling cocaine in 2023. Officers searched Jones’ home in December 2023 and found about 45 grams of cocaine. Jones eventually admitted to selling cocaine.

Jones was sentenced to 162 months in federal prison. At the sentencing, the court found that Jones had violated the terms of his federal supervised release for a prior conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The court imposed a 42-month term in federal prison, for a total of 162 months. Jones will be required to serve eight years of supervised release after completing his sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement of the sentence. The case was investigated by the Bettendorf Police Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Davenport Police Department and Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

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