Tucker brought gun and heroin from Detroit to Mason City.
His plan to sell the heroin was thwarted by law enforcement.
A man traveling from Detroit, Michigan to Mason City, IA to
deliver heroin was sentenced Tuesday, August 20, 2019 to more than 10 years in
federal prison.
Keith Bernard Tucker, age 51, from Detroit, Michigan
received the prison term after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 100
grams or more of heroin, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more
of heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime,
and possession of a firearm by a drug user.
At his plea hearing held on March 20, 2019 before United
States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Roberts, Tucker admitted he was traveling from
Detroit, MI to Mason City, IA in a rental car on December 31, 2018 when he was
stopped by law enforcement. He admitted at the time of the traffic stop to
having a firearm in the vehicle. Law enforcement located approximately 297.9
grams of heroin in a backpack in the trunk of Tucker’s rental car. Tucker
admitted to owning the heroin and admitted his intention to deliver the heroin
to Mason City residents. After being arrested, law enforcement discovered a
tissue with marijuana in Tucker’s sock. Tucker admitted to being under the
influence of marijuana while possessing a firearm.
Tucker was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States
District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Tucker was sentenced to 120 months’
imprisonment and fined $400. He must also serve a 4-year term of supervised
release after the prison term. There is
no parole in the federal system.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
Jack Lammers and investigated by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department, the
Mason City Police Department, Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, and the
North Central Iowa Drug Task Force.
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