Davenport Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Drug Offense

DAVENPORT, Iowa—On December 20, 2018, Eric James Newman, age 42, of Davenport, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 200 months in prison, to be followed by ten years of supervised release, for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.

Law enforcement made contact with Newman on December 4, 2017, after conducting a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from him on December 3, 2017. Officers found Newman to be in possession of approximately one-quarter pound of methamphetamine, over $3,000 cash, and drug paraphernalia. Newman had several prior felony drug convictions and was on probation at the time of this offense.

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