Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Prison for Distribution of Heroin

A Cedar Rapids man who distributed heroin resulting in an overdose was sentenced February 25, 2016, to more than 2 1/2 years in federal prison.

David Hudson, age 31, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 15, 2015, guilty plea to one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl.

Hudson admitted that on January 20, 2015, he sold a mixture of heroin and fentanyl to a heroin user.  Hudson watched the user inject the heroin in the bathroom of a convenience store.  After leaving the bathroom, the user collapsed on the floor due to overdosing on the heroin.  Paramedics were called to the scene and were able to revive the user and save his life by administering Narcan.

Hudson was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade.  Hudson was sentenced to 34 months’ imprisonment.  A special assessment of $100 was imposed.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Hudson 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 Dan Chatham and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force consisting of the DEA; the Cedar Rapids Police Department; the Linn County Sheriff's Office; the Marion Police Department; the Iowa City 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 15-CR-78.

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