Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
A Cedar Rapids man, D’quon Morrow, age 27, has pled guilty in federal court to distributing fentanyl near a school. Morrow was convicted of distributing at least 40 grams of fentanyl near a protected location.
According to a plea agreement, Morrow admitted to conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl and cocaine between February 2024 and July 2024 in Cedar Rapids. During this period, he distributed different quantities of fentanyl and fluorofentanyl and, in April 2024, sold a firearm, despite having a felony conviction for eluding. Notably, Morrow distributed 48.60 grams of fentanyl near Madison Elementary School in June 2024. A subsequent search of his residence in July 2024 resulted in the recovery of two firearms, ammunition, and over 1,000 fentanyl pills.
Morrow is awaiting sentencing from United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams, pending the preparation of a presentence report. He is currently held by the United States Marshal. Morrow faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment, with the possibility of a maximum 80-year sentence, a fine of up to $10,000,000, and a lifetime of supervised release.
Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake is prosecuting the case, which was investigated as part of the Northern Iowa Heroin Initiative and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) of the United States Department of Justice. Involved parties included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Iowa Division of Intelligence and Fusion Center.
This case is part of both Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), aiming to reduce violent crime and improve community safety, and Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative confronting illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations.
