ROCK ISLAND MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CHARGES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

DAVENPORT, Iowa -Rock Island men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and felon in possession of a firearm.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, on June 12, 2025, all three men drove together to sell marijuana to a confidential source.

Daquez Deasante Howard, 22, remained in the car and possessed money from the drug sale, a loaded, Taurus pisto...