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Date: 06-18-2021
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Case Number: 3:19-cr-00129-JAJ-SBJ
Judge: John A. Jarvey
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Scott County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Davenport, Iowa conspiracy to distribute drugs charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.
Lamar Harris, age 37, of Burlington, was charged for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances.
Harris was found to have been involved in a long-standing conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of controlled substances, with his involvement dating back to 2011. Harris has a history of violence and had two prior felony drug convictions. Harris was under criminal justice supervision at the time of this offense.
Harris was one of eight defendants who faced federal charges in the Southern District of Iowa after a multi-year joint federal and state investigation which culminated in the execution of several search warrants in various locations, including several in Burlington on November 19, 2019.
This investigation was conducted by numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies including: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce; Burlington Police Department; Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office; West Central Illinois Taskforce; Quincy, Illinois Police Department; Drug Enforcement Administration; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; Henry County Sheriff’s Office; Mt. Pleasant Police Department; West Burlington Police Department; Keokuk Police Department; Ft. Madison Police Department; Lee County Sheriff’s Office; Iowa City Police Department; Johnson County Sheriff’s Office; North Liberty Police Department; Coralville Police Department; Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office; Louisa County Sheriff’s Office; Washington County Sheriff’s Office; Bettendorf Police Department; Illinois State Police; Monmouth, Illinois Police Department; Macomb, Illinois Police Department; Galesburg, Illinois Police Department; Adams County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office; and Fulton County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - 21:841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 846 - Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)
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Outcome: Defendant is sentenced to the custody of the BOP for a term of 210 months on count 1 of the indictment. 4 years supervised release to follow. $100 Special Assessment.
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