Alexander John Chapman, Fentanyl Distribution, Iowa 2024

A Dubuque, Iowa man has been sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for his role in distributing fentanyl powder that resulted in an overdose.

According to court records, Alexander John Chapman, 31, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2024, to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

From March 2023 through December 2023, Chapman obtained controlled substances through the mail from three sources of supply in Arizona. While some of the packages with controlled substances were shipped directly to Chapman’s residence in Dubuque, Chapman also had packages mailed to other addresses.

In May 2023, Chapman received a package from one of his suppliers containing fentanyl pills and fentanyl powder and re-distributed the substances to others.

An individual who used the fentanyl powder distributed by Chapman overdosed. From March 2023 through December 2023, Chapman received at least 28 packages containing controlled substances from his sources of supply in Arizona.

Chapman was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams to 118 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Chapman is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nicole L. Nagin, and it was investigated by the Dubuque Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

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