Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine

A man who committed a drug trafficking offense was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison.

Darryl Fonte Jackson, age 51, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a July 1, 2024 guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that, on July 25, 2022, law enforcement officers utilized a confidential informant to purchase methamphetamine and synthetic cannabinoids from Jackson.  About a week later, officers searched Jackson’s home and place of work.  At his home, officers located methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine, and synthetic cannabinoids.  At his place of work, officers located methamphetamine, cocaine, and a loaded firearm.  Jackson was previously convicted in 2006 for federal drug and gun crimes.

Jackson was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Jackson was sentenced to 168 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Jackson is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam J. Vander Stoep and was investigated by the High Risk Unit of the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force consisting of the DEA; the Linn County Sheriff's Office; the Cedar Rapids Police Department; the Marion Police Department; and the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 23-CR-69.

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