Davenport Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

Davenport, Iowa – A man was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.

According to public court documents, Dale Ganaway Lucas, Jr., 39, was responsible for buying and selling large quantities of cocaine in the Quad Cities area. Law enforcement officers conducted a series of controlled buys from Lucas, which eventually led to the execution of a search warrant at Lucas’s home. Within Lucas’s home, law enforcement found approximately 80 grams of cocaine base (crack cocaine) in a vacuum cleaner, approximately 10 grams of crack cocaine in Lucas’s vehicle, and evidence of drug distribution. Lucas has a prior federal conviction for possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and a prior conviction for delivery of cocaine, in the Illinois Circuit Court for Rock Island County.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Lucas will be required to serve eight years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.