Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Charge

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Davenport man, Lelen Lee Bonds, age 42, was sentenced on Monday, June 21, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 270 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Bonds was also on supervised release at the time he committed this offense and was sentenced to a period of 36 months in prison to run consecutive to the 270 month sentence. Following his imprisonment, Bonds was ordered to serve ten years of supervised release and immediately pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal made the announcement.

According to court documents, Bonds was involved in drug trafficking activities in the Quad Cities area beginning in September of 2019. A vehicle identified in the investigation was found to be owned by Bonds. Law enforcement obtained a search warrant and installed a GPS tracker for the vehicle and noted it made a trip to the area of South 10th Street in Burlington, Iowa—which is known to law enforcement as a high drug trafficking area. Once back in the Quad Cities, Bonds would distribute the methamphetamine. Further surveillance revealed more trips to the Burlington area as well as additional instances of suspected drug distribution. On October 3, 2019, search warrants were conducted on Bonds, his vehicle, and a residence he was associated with. During a search of the residence officers found over four ounces of ice methamphetamine.

On January 28, 2021, a jury found Bonds guilty of the charge that was brought against him. The Davenport Police Department (DPD) investigated the case and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa prosecuted this matter.