A Davenport man has been sentenced to 114 months in federal prison for charges related to cocaine distribution. Terrance Lamont Mason, 49, was found guilty of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine while on federal supervised release.
Court documents reveal that Mason conspired with others to acquire cocaine in Rockford, Illinois, and transport it to Iowa for distribution. Law enforcement intercepted Mason's return to Iowa and stopped a car following his vehicle. Inside this trailing car, officers discovered over a quarter pound of cocaine concealed in a black stocking cap. Surveillance footage from a gas station in Rockford captured Mason meeting another individual, receiving the black stocking cap, and placing it inside the trail car.
At the time of these offenses, Mason was under federal supervised release after serving a 108-month sentence for firearm-related crimes connected to drug trafficking. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa imposed an additional two-year prison term due to his violation of supervised release terms. This sentence will run consecutively with his 90-month prison term, resulting in a total of 114 months.
Following his imprisonment, Mason will be subject to four years of supervised release as there is no parole in the federal system.
In July 2024, Dedrick Montez Jones, a co-conspirator aged 44 from Davenport, received a 162-month prison sentence for selling cocaine while also on federal supervised release.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal announced the sentencing. The case was investigated by multiple agencies including the Bettendorf Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group.
