Rock Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

DAVENPORT, Iowa — On Thursday, March 18, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Michael Christopher Lewis, age 33, of Rock Island, Illinois, to 248 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Lewis was ordered to serve four years of supervised release and to pay $300 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

The investigation began in 2019 when law enforcement attempted to arrest Lewis - who had an active warrant for his arrest. Lewis fled and ran into a utility pole, knocking himself unconscious. Law enforcement arrested Lewis and found a loaded black handgun and $617.00 of drug proceeds in his possession. Lewis’s vehicle was searched and methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, morphine and fentanyl, and pills, as well as a loaded handgun were found. As a prior convicted felon, Lewis knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms.

This matter was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.