A man who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than fifteen years in federal prison.
Charles Edward Ford, age 54, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 4, 2022 guilty plea to distribution of a controlled substance.
Evidence at the sentencing hearing showed that on three occasions between March and April 2021, Ford distributed ice methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Between February and April 2021, Ford purchased an additional twelve pounds of ice methamphetamine and one pound of a mixture containing methamphetamine. Ford has prior felony offenses for possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver, second offense, delivery of cocaine base, and assault on a peace officer.
Ford was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Ford was sentenced to 190 months’ imprisonment and must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Ford is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake and Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 22-CR-18.
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